Y-90 Treatments

[PEEJAY]

This Thursday I go in for some angio-mapping and on 10/13 I will receive Y-90 treatments for my liver mets. The doctor has gone over it with me several times, but I think you guys know what I'm looking for here!

Not Dr. given stats, but real life experience with this treatment? Efficacy and side effects?

As always, I appreciate the responses of anyone who has the time. It's been a while since I've gone under the knife and I'm a little nervous about it.

[bitchslapped]

Peejay, Type theraspheres into the search box tool. It will bring up various threads.

Best Wishes on 10/13!

BS

[PEEJAY]

Thank you BS!

[jillbugs4110]

Hi what do you do for peri...during this time??

[PEEJAY]

Hi Jill,

Right now they aren't doing anything for the peritoneal carcinomatosis. Gotta clean up the liver first, they say. Maybe it'll go away, they say. If I get there, they are talking HIPEC.

[jillbugs4110]

Where do you go

[PEEJAY]

Providence St. Vincent but the Peritoneal specialist is Dr. Ong at Swedish in Seattle

[jillbugs4110]

Do you live in the northwest

[PEEJAY]

Yep! Remember, we chatted about being fellow Portlanders? (I THOUGHT so anyway). I'm from Seattle originally

[jillbugs4110]

That's right awesome is Swedish part of university of wa?

[PEEJAY]

I believe it is. I've been to Seattle Cancer Care Alliance for some consultation too but I wasn't crazy about their follow-up habits so I haven't been back.

[jillbugs4110]

I was not impressed either

[janderson]

i DID Y90 a little over a year ago for a 7.4cm tumor. It steadily shrunk for 5 months to 3cm which at that point it was small enough to ablate which I had done via cryo ablation. so y90 was very helpful for me. I had little to no side effects. The worse being hiccups for several hours the next day which upset my stomach. I wouldn't be too concerned about going under the knife since for one your are not completely knocked out just sedated so you are still some what coherent.