Yesterday I was having fun with the situation because the news is good. Today I'm annoyed but not in that stressful way.
The tumor I have is rare. This hepatocellular adenoma. It's only found in women my age (what the hell is that supposed to mean?) on birth control (hormones). Yes, yes, I abuse my bc's but it seems that I probably was going to get it anyway. Perhaps it wouldn't have grown so large but we'll never know. I personally believe the benefits to less/no periods outweighs the other option. However, I cannot continue to ingest hormones when I know the estrogen is feeding the tumor. (where's arnold when you need him?)
It's common for this type of tumor to be present and then shrink when the woman ceases the bc's. That's proof enough for me. The real problem with this mass-o-vessels is that it can continue to grow and could rupture at any moment. Does that happen very often, no. It's not something I'll stress about. I'm off birth control and terrified I'm going to get knocked up. I'm hoping that my next CT will show a decrease in the size of the tumor and we'll be on our way to complete normalcy.
The scary thing is that had I not inquired about my own health I could have bled internally when that mass ruptured and got bigger w/o my knowledge. It's scary to think about that but I'm glad that I wanted to know if I was in danger of high cholesterol or other easily testable diseases. You should get yourself checked out. It may save your life.
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