Afraid Husband Might Have Colon Cancer - Please Help

Hi everyone.

My husband has been complaining ( on and off , but for quite some time ) about a dull ache in his upper right abdomen. The pain is not unbearable, it is rather felt as a warm , swollen feeling of weight, sometimes he also feels a burning sensation. The pain got worse during the last month and sometimes radiates to the back on the same side.
He also has random episodes of dyspnea and heart palpitations, but he's been having them for years and he always blamed them on the meds he's taking (he's a former drug addict and he's been on subuxone for 10 years).

We initially thought that he had some kind of liver-related problem like gallstones.
His blood tests showed the following:
-slight anemia (hemoglobin at 13,70 and red blood cells at 4,42 so just a few tenths of unit below the normal range )
-low LDH levels
-high Alpa1 and Alpha2 levels
-high HDL Cholesterol (62), while total cholesterol is 170 so in the normal range.

Liver enzymes and bile are all normal, and so the liver cancer markers, which the doctor did include.

His diet has been quite bad (he's not able to give up sweets and eats little fruit/vegetables), he's a smoker, and I am afraid he might have colon cancer in the right upper tract...I know anemia is a warning sign of intestinal bleeding, it must be said he has a very mild anemia, but nonetheless I am worried.

The doctor did not seem concerned and prescribed ultrasound of the abdomen, but we have to wait 15 days before to perform it. He seems to stick with the idea that it could be gallstones, but if that's true, shouldn't the blood tests show abnormal liver enzymes and bile?

He'll have the ultrasound asap, in the meantime, I'd be happy to hear people who know firsthand the symptoms of gallbladder disease, Gallstones and/or bowel cancer since I cannot put my mind at ease.

Thank you


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