← Return to Radio frequency ablation following EC diagnosis

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@brucekn
Bruce, My name is Robert "Chip" Driggs and I had/have the same diagnosis as you after my
PROTON radiation treatments in Knoxville, Tn. Diagnosed with Barrett's and Dysplasia in Brunswick, Ga, (so I could be closer to the Mayo Clinic in Jax. where I found a "wonderful"
gastroenterologist named Swathi Eluri who could do "cryoablation" when needed. I did have the procedure (freezing the dysplasia) and had no side effects! Have since moved back to Florida and found another great gastro. Dr. who could also do "cryo" if needed. Did an endoscopy 04/30 of this year and it was good so don't need another one for a year. Was advised thought to have "periodic " Pet Scans to make sure nothing shows up in the mean time. This "gastro" specialist's name is Dr. Luis Pena and is at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. I have been VERY fortunate in ALL the people and treatments I have had and turn 79 in Sept. I plan on doing some more traveling and enjoying "life" ,while I'm still told I can. I think maybe you should ask about "cryoablation" and I wish you all the best in days to come.

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@chip30
Hi Robert:
Thanks for the info. I'm coming up on 75, and while the RFA recovery was at the time almost unbearable to go through, I'm so glad that I had it now that things are stabilized. I'm in Boulder, CO.
As far as the OP post here @thenry612 , and other comments made by @mrgvw, I too find the planned repeat scheduling of RFA treatment to be different to my understanding of how this works, even in the presence of a tumor. But I'm no expert and not in the medical field.