I am wondering if you were tested for Carcinoid?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001387/
http://www.oncolink.org/types/articl...TOKEN=67620440
The rash, GI upsets can come with this. Not all of the symptoms are present in every patient at the same time.
This link gives the name of a blood test which is new that can be useful to screen for this. A positive result would then be followed up with other testing:
http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/Gastroi...mors-diagnosed
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Other commonly used tests to look for carcinoids can include blood tests for chromogranin A (CgA), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), substance P, and gastrin. Depending on the where the tumor might be located and on the patient's symptoms, doctors may do other blood tests as well.
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Because it is thought that these slow growing GI tumors are rare, they are not often looked for by doctors.
So go back and see in your blood work if the Chromogranin A test has been done for you.
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