Y-90 liver cancer treatment: What's your experience?

Posted by mudshark @mudshark, Dec 8, 2019

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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neadkins | @neadkins | Sep 11 4:21pm

In reply to @colleenyoung "@neadkins, I'm tagging @donnabl @alfonso22 @revjohnson to see if they experience discomfort after mapping, like a..." + (show)

Yes pain went away. Still waiting on treatment been over 4 weeks now.

alfonso22 | @alfonso22 | Sep 11 5:03pm

In reply to @neadkins "I am post mapping and awaiting scheduling for Y90 treatment. It has been just over 2..." + (show)

I can speak only from my experience I didn’t have any problems some bruises minor pain but within a week all was gone same when I did the Y90 procedure I was back to work within 3 days the most important thing is be positive live life to its fullest keep living as we are normal yes we are not but let’s keep living praying for you

revjohnson | @revjohnson | Sep 11 8:50pm

In reply to @colleenyoung "@neadkins, I'm tagging @donnabl @alfonso22 @revjohnson to see if they experience discomfort after mapping, like a..." + (show)

For a while I had some pain and a lump in my groin where the catheter was inserted. It cleared up about 1-2 months later.

parrot53 | @parrot53 | Sep 13 5:20am

In reply to @donnabl "Hello I just did mine yesterday and I'll be doing the y90 on Friday yes it..." + (show)

Hello Donnabl,
So glad you have been prepped for your Y90 treatment. Today is Friday so I am sending you healing thoughts and positive outcome wishes. I know you have been feeling a little scared but you are showing great courage moving forward with a plan to treat this disease. I am so thankful for the treatments available and I am sure your doctors are doing their best to rid you of this cancer. Wishing you a smooth and speedy healing l

donnabl | @donnabl | Sep 13 5:55am

In reply to @parrot53 "Hello Donnabl, So glad you have been prepped for your Y90 treatment. Today is Friday so..." + (show)

Thank you I'm ready for my Y90 here at 6:30am it's 5:54am so I'm here early lol didn't want to wake up late but yes Im praying for a good outcome and yes I hope all is good with you ❤️🙏 have a blessed wonderful day

mortimore | @mortimore | Sep 13 10:46pm

Hello - new to this - am stepping in on behalf of my husband, John, who has just this week gone through the mapping stage. He was diagnosed in last 7 weeks with liver cancer/primary. With a very large tumour 15 cm and then they found another one during mapping. He is not eating much and is totally depressed, I am reaching out to find some help. Reading your blog there is much reason to be hopeful. We are in Canada and the healthcare is good but not very communicative. Please advise if you have any appetite suggestions or any suggestions at all. We are kind of on our own here.

mortimore | @mortimore | Sep 13 10:50pm

In reply to @donnabl "Thank you I'm ready for my Y90 here at 6:30am it's 5:54am so I'm here early..." + (show)

hope all went well with you! Rest now.

mortimore | @mortimore | Sep 13 11:10pm

In reply to @colleenyoung "@donnabl, I can imagine that it is kinda scary when you read about the Y-90 procedure..." + (show)

Hello Colleen, I see that you are the leader / Director. If you can do anything in regards to putting word out for John would be much appreciated. He is losing much hope, mainly because he / we have little or no communication as to what's going to happen next?? This is so stressful nobody could believe. I wish we had a dog.........cats just are there.

donnabl | @donnabl | Sep 13 11:17pm

In reply to @mortimore "hope all went well with you! Rest now." + (show)

Yes 👍 I got some bad news my tumer is no in my blood vessel and it's scary I'm trying to stay positive as I can was told that if I don't do the y90 I'll have 6-8 months to live because it's now in my vessel 😭 so I went with it they had to go threw my leg and it was not painful at all just kept falling asleep woke up kinda dizzy but other than that I feel fine but I don't no what my next steps are at this point please say a prayer for me 🙏 thank you 🙏

mortimore | @mortimore | Sep 13 11:31pm

well, at least you're awake and happening. I would go with the treatment -- I was thinking you were already having it but can't follow all of the blog bit. Didn't you have this treatment this morning? Anyway -- good luck to us all.

seems many people have tumours which impinge on major blood vessels -- it's about the treatment and killing or shrinking the tumour

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