That is good news that they have approved you for Y90. I have cirrhosis of the liver from hep C that damaged my liver enough for it to spin off three tumors. I had a Y90 radiation shoot twice and my tumors appear to be dead. Liver is compensating just fine and my blood test results have come back really good. Now is NOT the time to give up!

There are a couple of numbers here that are really important. First is your MELD score that kind of tells you how good or bad your liver is. It runs between 6 and 40 with 6 being the best. Second is an APF Tumor marker that gives you an indication of how the cancer is going. Then you need to know what your liver enzymes are. All of these are determined through blood tests,.

Don’t fear the Y90 treatment, it’s easy. The first time i only took one day off work, the second time. I had pain in my side that lasted a couple of weeks. It’s a two step process. First they will do what they call “mapping” which is kind of a dry run with dye then they will do the actual radiation shoot a few weeks later.

My doctor is not recommending a transplant at this time because my numbers are so good. I just pray they stay that way.

Ask your doctor for those numbers and I’ll help you understand them from the best of my experience.

Good luck. Please keep posting and DON’T panic if and until there is something to panic about.

Diane