I'm having Y-90 procedure: What can I expect step-by-step?
I'm absolutely petrified about this procedure. What do they do step by step? I'm afraid of the needle going into my groin. Will I be awake when they do this or will they give me pain iv medication before they do it.? While they are doing the procedure am I awake and feeling everything or Am I asleep? I'm so afraid that I almost want to cancel it. Ie been through so much and I'm having to have another surgery with in 4 weeks to have my ovaries removed and I'm just so afraid of everything lately and I'm just so tired of being sick and tired all the time. I'm terminal so there is no cure for me so I feel like I'm doing all these procedures for no reason because it's not going to save my life. I don't know if I'm making the right choices. Should I do these treatments or just live what life I have left without having to go through all the pain from these surgeries and procedures. I also live 2 hours away so it's an all day thing everytime I go. I guess I'm just frustrated because I'm only 54. I got breast cancer from the environment. No one in my family has ever had cancer and I'm not even a gene carrier. It just all seems so unfair. I've taken such good care of my self my entire life. I've never smoked or done drugs and here I am fighting for my life at 54. I'm sorry if I sound like I'm having a pity party but I'm just so afraid. I have no siblings, my mom died 2 months before I was diagnosed and I now take care of my daddy. He lives with me. I have 3 grown adult children but I don't want to be a burden on them. I do have a counselor but he's pretty much useless. I feel like he just says the same thing over and over again. I just feel so alone. And I'm scared shitless. I have a great husband but he doesn't like to really discuss all these things. I guess it's hard on him as well. But it just makes me feel so alone sometimes. Well if anyone reads this I could use some prayers because I'm really afraid.
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@tomrennie awesome. No side effects
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2 ReactionsMy husband has recently had the Y90 treatments on both lobes of his liver. He was put to sleep and woke up both times absolutely fine. He was given Zofran in his IV prior to the procedure. He never experienced any pain or nausea afterwards. The only side effect he has had is extreme fatigue. He was already fatigued from the disease in his liver, and we both feel like it is worsened since the procedure. I would encourage you to go through with it. He is 60 today and the 6 week scan after the first procedure shows great improvement on the right side. He will have another scan done in about 4 weeks to see how well the second one worked. Sending hugs and prayers to you.
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3 ReactionsI just had the y90 resin microshere treatment. . After the initial treatment, they will monitor your labs and scans for 2 years. During that 2 years , monitoring you , they will know if more treatment is needed or anything else that may be needed . They monitor you tumor markers as well . My tumor markers went back to normal but are now rising higher .... But the Y90 can lengthen a person's life from 2 months longer to 2 years . depending on the individual. OHSU Portland has a website you can check out as well
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2 Reactions@tgsenn70
I had the treatment recently and now my heart is acting up. My arteries both have masses and increasing in size . My tumor markers are normal but rising . I now have more lesions... Something woke up
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3 Reactions@mytwistedhell I am so sorry to hear this, and pray and hope that things will get better very quickly for you.!
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2 Reactions@mytwistedhell Hi and welcome to Mayo Connect. Sorry to hear about your heart issues. What was your diagnosis that resulted in the Y90? Where are the masses in your arteries and your new lesions?