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Y-90 treatment: What helps with fatigue? Is it normal?

Posted by paulapc3 @paulapc3, Dec 31, 2024

Hello, my Husband was diagnosed with liver cancer this last Sept. he also has type 2 diabetes and parkinsons, was treated with y-90 on December 2nd, he has done well, had the tiredness, a little pain after 2 weeks, but it worries me about his exhaustion it continues, is that normal? Thank you

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nana120 | @nana120 | Feb 12 10:28am
In reply to @kbower1611 "Does this Y90 only work for certain types of cancer in the liver? Or does it..." + (show)
@kbower1611

Does this Y90 only work for certain types of cancer in the liver? Or does it work for all types. I had pancreas cancer and had Whipple surgery in October of 2024 they got all the cancer out of the pancreas. But at my 3 month check up of a CT scan and blood test it showed that I now have 5 tumors in my liver. The biggest one is 2.6 cm next one is 2cm and the other 3 are all like 1cm. They are all in the left side of the liver. I have started chemo again but didn't know if this Y90 would work for me. Don't know if anyone has this same situation if so please let me know. Thanks!

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I only know about my neuroendocrine cancer and the NET specialist I see and my IR physician agreed on this option, since both lanreotide for 8 months and Temozolomide for 3 months did not stop the growth of my tumor. I will have a scan in May to see if/how well it worked. My IR physician is awesome and I recommend you have a very experienced one!

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denise134 | @denise134 | Feb 14 9:58am

Anyone taking Gemcitabine IV what side effects do you get? I had to quit
the capecitabine pill side effects bad for me. I have cholangiocarcinoma and had left lobe liver resection in Sept 2024 and pathology negative for spread so I wonder if I even need chemo Open for suggestions and remarks please

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kbower1611 | @kbower1611 | Feb 14 5:53pm

I am not a Doctor but I would. Just because they were in there moving things around and if there were any spores floating around it will kill them. I am not taking Gemcitabine in a capsule but that is the chemo regiment with Paclitaxel. I had the Whipple surgery in October of 2024 and they thought that they had gotten all the cancer out. But 3 months later I found out that I had it in my liver. And mine is in the left lobe. So what actually did they do?

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