I had a TACE done 4 weeks ago. They said i would be unwell for 1 week. I was very unwell for 1st week and then felt absolutely fine. I was thrilled and started going for my daily runs and went back to work. Was absolutely great for the week and then got the most awful stabbing pains in my liver. Ended up going back to hospital and they did a CT scan, bloods and chest xray . All came back ok.. Since then i am getting random pains in my liver which radiate round to my back. Other times its stomach cramps. Trying to stay positive and not let it get me down but i am struggling. Seems to be so little information around about after effects of TACE. I was hoping my CNS would phone me this week so i could ask her but she hasn't phoned.Can anyone else give me some feedback about their side effects from TACE.
Hi Rock queen and welcome to the Online Community. I'm from a different group and haven't have this procedure so I can't comment but I'm attaching a link to Chemoembolisation TACE on the Macmillan site which do mention pain in the upper right side of the abdomen.
I'd also do what we've all done, keep trying to contact your CNS - mine's brilliant, normally comes back within hours (not weekends) but I read elsewhere they're not so good.
Sending you all the best for getting back to normal. B xx
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