Sudden
My father was diagnosed with liver cancer yesterday.
He has seen a liver specialist every three months for the past six years, after my aunt died of the same condition. Last Thursday, the specialist gave him a clean bill of health based on a liver function test - a preliminary screening, used to determine whether to use ultrasound to look for tumours. He's been in good health until early Tuesday morning, when mum took him to hospital at 2am with sharp pains in his side.
Yesterday's tests suggest that the cancer affects most of his liver. He's being screened today to see if it has gone anywhere else, as the doctors spotted a potential tumour on his lungs. I can only hope that the specialist missed it, as the alternative means that it's spreading much faster.
I will be heading back home tomorrow, and probably won't be back in Melbourne until next Wednesday. I'm planning to shift my work with me, as I'll be spending most of my time in Somerville for the near future. I will have (crackly) mobile reception and occasional dialup access, but for the most part I'll be offline for a while.
He has seen a liver specialist every three months for the past six years, after my aunt died of the same condition. Last Thursday, the specialist gave him a clean bill of health based on a liver function test - a preliminary screening, used to determine whether to use ultrasound to look for tumours. He's been in good health until early Tuesday morning, when mum took him to hospital at 2am with sharp pains in his side.
Yesterday's tests suggest that the cancer affects most of his liver. He's being screened today to see if it has gone anywhere else, as the doctors spotted a potential tumour on his lungs. I can only hope that the specialist missed it, as the alternative means that it's spreading much faster.
I will be heading back home tomorrow, and probably won't be back in Melbourne until next Wednesday. I'm planning to shift my work with me, as I'll be spending most of my time in Somerville for the near future. I will have (crackly) mobile reception and occasional dialup access, but for the most part I'll be offline for a while.