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Y-90 liver cancer treatment: What's your experience?
I recently was treated with y-90 on a tumor in my liver. I am interested in knowing of others that have had experiences good, or bad, and of long term results. I have had prior resection of the liver to remove a tumor but a new tumor surfaced in a different section. I am hoping the y-90 will prove to be a more permanent solution. Thanks
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Hello @buddbugg
I appreciate you sharing your remarkable story about radioembolization. Could you share a bit more about the type of doctor who recommended this procedure? Was it your oncologist?
If you are comfortable sharing more, could you talk about what the procedure was like? Were you given anesthesia, was it similar to an MRI? Were there any side effects to the treatment, like nausea, etc.?
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2 ReactionsI was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer, with 2 large tumors, plus... I was given 1 month and no possibility of a 'fix'. A week later, a doc approached me to suggest radioembolization. The first treatment halved the size of both tumors. A second treatment killed both tumors. This was 4 years and 2 grandchildren ago. It works! Obamacare payed 90%; since my income was small, the hospital paid the last 10%. I am blessed. We are blessed.
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5 ReactionsHola, @mrdriguezc,
Lamento oír hablar de la metástasis en el peritoneo.
No, no conozco la respuesta a su pregunta sobre el tratamiento de ambos cánceres al mismo tiempo. Pregúntele a su médico si ambos cánceres pueden tratarse al mismo tiempo. Su médico puede aconsejarle mejor si necesita esperar hasta después de la inmunoterapia.
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1 ReactionLo siento, no sé qué metástasis es el peritoneo. Haría muchas preguntas a los doctores. Diane
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2 ReactionsHola, no, ya que me realice una nueva resonancia y tenia una metástasis en el peritoneo por lo que me debo someter a inmunoterapia, no he consultado si puedo colocar las dos a la vez, usted sabe algo?
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1 ReactionHello @mrodriguezc,
¿Ha podido recibir algún tratamiento para el cáncer de hígado? ¿Pudo recibir el tratamiento Y-90?
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2 ReactionsHave faith in the Y90. I've only heard good about it and it surely worked for me.
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4 ReactionsIt was a lot of money and I'm not sure how much because it was covered by Medicare and insurance. I think they have lower pricing if you're not covered by insurance. I was treated by Dr. Lindquist at UC (University of Colorado) Medical Center in Colorado, Phone nimbler 720-848-0000 and get to the Interventional Radiology Department. I would trust Mayo Clinic with my life, there just isn't one close to me. Let me know how you do.
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2 ReactionsIn answer to your questions, @digibson.
@mrodriguezc writes: "I have no cause why this happened to me. My liver is healthy? Can you share how expensive is the treatment in dollars or euros for reference? Which doctor did you see and where?
No tengo causa del por que me ocurrió esto, mi higado esta sano, cuán costoso es el tratamiento? En dólares o euros para tener referencia, que doctor lo ve y donde?