Latest messages for CancerCompass discussion http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,36806,0.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ first I want to thank you to your....but thanks god paracentesis was done yesterday without blood which indicate that the previous one was hemorrhagic ascites..but when I speak to the Dr;he told me that prognosis is so bad whatever it was hemangioma or HCC ....I want to know why? thanks really for your opinions.... som3a Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT On 6/4/2009 som3a wrote:Hi i want to ask about something in HCC.... my father was suspected to be HCC and he has tense ascites and respond minimally to plasma transfusion .. 5 days ago paracenteses was done and was bloody and the Dr. said it is ahemorrhagic ascites.......1 day ago paracenteses was done and there is no fluid absolutly in the abdomen...................please I want to hear your opinions.....................thanks Hemorrahagic ascites is rare and an indication that something has ruptured. It appears that they are replacing the blood that has been lost during the last tap. But they need to determine where the bleeding is coming from. If they just did a new tap and no fluid came out, that means that also no blood came out, so maybe they have done something to fix the cause of the bleeding? Is his belly still large and uncomfortable? If so, and no fluid came out, something doesn't add up and I would continue to question the doctor. I'm not a doctor, I consider myself a patient advocate....I have advocated for many people, and have found that if you don't ask the question, you don't get the answer. The tricky part is knowing what question to ask. I think you are asking the right questions and should continue to meet with your fathers medical team until you get the answers you need in language that you understand. Demand it. 2dayhope4u Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Hi i want to ask about something in HCC.... my father was suspected to be HCC and he has tense ascites and respond minimally to plasma transfusion .. 5 days ago paracenteses was done and was bloody and the Dr. said it is ahemorrhagic ascites.......1 day ago paracenteses was done and there is no fluid absolutly in the abdomen...................please I want to hear your opinions.....................thanks som3a Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT