What Do We Do With My Liver Cancer? Here is what we are looking at now.

What an exhausting Dr. Appointment. We tried so hard to understand all the possibilities this cancer has. Sorry if I spell some of these words wrong. I only heard them. Not see them. It looks like I could have Hepatoma liver cancer, which usually shows cerosis of the liver in drinkers or drunks. But there is no cerosis in my liver. Another possibility is that I have Hepatitis B or C and had it for a long time and it has caused cancer. They took some blood to find that out. If it is one of these, there will be one direction we would go. This week she talked to some liver specialists at Huntsman. She is going to have me get a liver MRI this week. The results would go to several liver specialists at Huntsman who will collectively look at the MRI. They will decide if surgery would be possible. They will also decide if I need a liver transplant and if I would even be a candidate. They will decide if surgery isn't possible now, but would be after I have chemo and the masses shrink. I am not starting chemo until the specialists at Huntsman meet over my MRI. I could start chemo in a week, but for sure in 2 weeks. I am trying to make this easy to understand. Kim and I had a dickens of a time comprehending and understanding it all. We kept asking questions that we probably should have understood. This is so frusterating for me. I can't even tell you. On the way home from the Dr. Kim said, "So what are we learning from all of this?" I said in a grumpy voice, "I don't know. Please tell me". He told me "Patience". I am not being very patient. One thing my doctor keeps telling me is how I don't look sick. That I look healthy. She says that is good. She also says that this cancer is better than if it had been pancreatic. That is also good news. Other than that..... I have no news. Good or bad.