Postby tigerpaw » Fri Jul 24, 2015 2:39 am
I had HIPEC in January this year. A PET scan before surgery showed two mets . My surgeon told me they would probably find more since peri mets are not always detected on CT, but actually they found only these two mets during surgery.
My surgery lasted 7 hours, all visible cancer was removed. I was in ICU 1 day, in hospital for 8 days. Recovery went OK, I was off painkillers a week after I came home. My main problem postoperatively was stomach cramps, especially after eating. I would recommend small meals, and a low residue diet. I started working part time 6 weeks after surgery, but it did take longer to be back to normal. I had a lung resection 7 weeks after HIPEC which of course affected my recovery.
I did not have any preop chemo, I discussed postop chemo with my onc but we decided not to have any, since the effect would probably be marginal if any. I think Norwegian oncs use less mop up chemo than US doctors.
Right now I feel fine, back to my normal self, I have had a great summer with my family, CT in June showed no recurrence and CEA 1,3.
I had my procedure in Norway, things may not be the same in US.
Be sure to ask your surgeon how many HIPEC surgeries he has performed (the more, the better). Does he have an experienced team? What is the probability of removing all visible cancer? All these things will affect prognosis.
I don't think you have to do anything special to prepare for the procedure, a healthy diet and some exercise is fine.
Good luck to you!
63y female
dx July 13 resection of primary in sigmoid colon
Stage 3B cc, T3N1M0
KRAS mutant, codon 12/13, MSS
FLOX (FLV infusion 2 consecutive days + oxi) August 2013. Oxi stopped after 8tx
clear CT 6/14
peri mets + lung met 12/14
1/15 HIPEC
3/15 Lung resection
8/15 Subcutaneous met in midline abdomen-resected
8/15 Two lung nodules, observation, no chemo
2/17 enlarged lymph nodes hilus and mediastinum
5-8/17 FLV + Avastin
3/18 radiation to mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes