TV actor Dipika Kakar in an interview opened up about how a routine medical evaluation for gallbladder pain led to the discovery of a large tumour. Speaking to Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa, she recalled undergoing a CRP test after experiencing pain related to gallstones. While the inflammatory marker was only mildly elevated, further investigations revealed a tumour measuring approximately 8.5-9 cm.
“Mujhe gall bladder ka pain hua tha…doctor ne mujhe CRP test diya…It detects aapki body mei infection rate, woh maine karaya, woh thoda high aaya, aisa nahi hai ki bahut high aaya, jitna mera tumour aggressive tha, utna high nahi aaya woh…usme pata chala ki gall bladder mei toh stone hai hi, par yaha par tumour hai..aur woh bhi first scan mei tha 8.5-9 cm ka tumour…isliye jab unhone nikala, toh unhone side se extra space rakh ke 11 cm ka poora ek tukda nikala,” she revealed on the podcast. (“I had pain in my gallbladder… the doctor prescribed a CRP test for me. It detects the level of infection in your body. I got it done, and the result came back somewhat high—not extremely high, though. Given how aggressive my tumor was, the CRP level wasn’t as high as one might have expected. Then it was discovered that not only was there a stone in my gallbladder, but there was also a tumor here. In the very first scan, the tumor measured around 8.5–9 cm. So when the doctors removed it, they kept some extra margin around the area and removed an entire section measuring about 11 cm,” she revealed on the podcast.)
