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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be very worried about cancer , and would consider going to the ER rather than waiting on your primary care doctor to refer you to someone else, wait to get another scan, etc.[/quote]

Will they do scans in ER just for weight loss and abdominal pain?[/quote]

RN here.  Yes BUT if everything comes back normal, they are very likely to just discharge you and to tell you to follow up with a specialist.  They likely aren't going to take the time to try to diagnose anything unless your labs are out of whack or you're unable to keep anything down (I say unlikely but I've also seen people admitted for less).   They will likely just rule out anything emergent and/or critical and then have you follow up.   Which isn't necessarily a bad way to get a CT scan, I just don't want you to get your hopes up too much that you'll walk out with any answers.  [/quote]

This is the answer. If you’re losing a pound a day, unintentionally, thats really unusual. Combined with abdominal pain, you should go to the ER. They’re not going to do all these exact specific tests and scans that you’re hunting for BUT they will almost certainly do an abdominal ultrasound, abdominal CT, and bloodwork. If there is anything really bad happening, it will show up. If you had a clear colonoscopy (besides a few polyps that were removed) like 8 weeks ago, I would be really surprised if it’s a cancer anywhere in your GI tract[/quote]

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