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Y-90 liver cancer treatment: What's your experience?
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Hi Gailvar,
I'm Diane and post on this thread regularly. Because of having Hep C and cirrhosis am a little over two years into liver cancer, HC called hepatocellular carcinoma. I've had two mappings and three radiation shoots with Y90. I'm happy to report every tumor they shot died. They are still there but appear on a CT as just a black hole, The first y90 treatment didn't have many side effects at all but the last two were kind of tough. A lot of fatigue, stomach pain (it felt like I had a screwdriver sticking in my side), loss of appetite. In both cases it lasted 5 weeks and zoom, gone.
My liver is in pretty good shape for having cirrhosis, meld score 7 and normal liver enzymes.
Did you have one or multiple tumors in your liver? I'm anxious to know what you discover on the ct on the 15th. Hope it's all in retreat or dead.
Just a quick question, what hospital are you having this done in?
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Hi Diane. Thanks so much for sharing your story and the good wishes. I had 2 Y90 procedures and like you both times were also 5 weeks of struggle. Today is actually my 5th week from the last procedure and I’m not perfect but much better. Mostly fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite.
I’m so inspired that your treatment was so successful.!! I will find out on June 15th in my case and report back here.
I had at least 5 liver lesions. I had 2 others that had been cryoablated prior to Y90.
I’m actually not in a hospital for this. Dr Curtis Anderson in the Miami Florida area is my radiologist and he’s the only one in Florida qualified to do it outside of a major hospital. He was recommended by my integrative dr/oncologist. I live in Florida.
Where did you have it done?