Hi, June. I have to go every 6 months for scans, too...and sometimes more often if they "think" they see something suspicious. I also have a spot that they have been monitoring for years. Fortunately, I'm in the same city as Mayo. In fact, it's the reason I remain here. Have they said you're not a candidate for transplant? Please refresh my memory. We've had so many new members lately that everything is blurring together.
I assure you, if they thought the spot on your liver were cancerous, they would treat it. They are keeping an eye on it because it could become cancerous in the future. They are just being cautious. Even if it were cancerous, it's not likely that they would operate. I had chemoembolization and TheraSphere directed at my cancerous tumor (which was 11.5 cm x 12 cm) to shrink it and kill it. It also killed the entire rt. lobe, which is why it was removed.
While it's a real hassle for you going to Mayo Phoenix regularly, try to be grateful that you are being seen by someone who is vigilant. And that you don't have to have a deep vein accessed via imaging by someone from the PIC team (it hurts!) Of course, it is always your option to refuse to have the scans done, but then they may "fire" you as a patient, too.
As you know, the liver filters everything. There really is no safe med for a person with liver disease. However, I take Lortab for hip pain (bilateral hip replacements and multiple revisions) and they've never told me not to take it. If you are taking Oxycontin, though, I doubt Lortab would work for you. When I worked for a nephrologist (kidney specialist), he would rather his patients be on Percocet that OTC meds or Rx meds with ibuprofen. Have you tried that?
Hugs,
Connie