Cyst on liver

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Hi. I’m 47 and I had DCIS breast cancer 4 years ago. I have a yearly MRI as the mammogram didn’t pick up my original cancer. My doctor phoned today and said they want to do an ultrasound on my liver as there is a cyst that has grown since my last scan. She said not to worry but of course you worry and I google which isnt the healthiest idea! Does anyone have any experience with this?

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I would hang on to the fact they are describing it as a cyst. I don’t think they would do that if they thought it was cancerous. When a CT scan first picked up cancer in my liver they described it as ‘cancerous deposits’ and booked me in for a PET-CT and MRI to confirm.

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Thanks for the positive thoughts. I know I’m irrationally imagining the worse. When I had my cancer at 42, they said it was most likely a cyst as I was younger, low risk and had other cysts in my breasts. I guess it was such a shock then as I’d convinced myself it was going to be nothing, so I find it hard not to go to the worst place!

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Hi sorry to hear this and i dont have any experience of this. But you are not alone in worrying about every litle thing. What I do knownis a friend of a friend who had liver mets more than once and each time they were ‘ablated’ resulting in being disease free (til the next one, sorry dont know time scales) and she was able to carry on with her life as before each time. This helped me relax more about my liver which struggled during chemo. Hope this helps xx

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Dear @rachel210896, i am sorry to hear you are so worried. I too have many cysts on my liver. They showed up on an mri a few years before my bc diagnosis and are still there but a lot worse. My gp told me they are nothing to worry about as my liver function tests are normal. My oncologist knows they are there and doesnt even mention them. I hope you receive similar reassurance. Love tulip x

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I have custs pn my liver…im 59…told its very normal…seen both on mri and ct scan…my liver function bloods are always normal too…try not to worry

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Thank you for your stories as it always helps when you know other people have gone through it and are out the other side. I hate the waiting part the most!