We just came back from John's surgeon consult about his liver met (assumed, they can't biopsy it so they're treating it as cancerous considering the CEA/history), and when he asked if we had any questions I inquired about the HAI pump. He looked absolutely dumbfounded and told me that "took him back to the 80s". He said it was a popular treatment but for the cost and complications it didn't really show much improvement in outcome and there are better techniques now. I was kind of floored considering how much I've read about it here. Has anyone recently gone through the HAI pump treatment? John may not even be a candidate since his tumor is small and he only has one (that might be akin to using a flame thrower when only a laser is needed), but I was curious if the surgeon is just really out of the loop.
Thankfully he isn't the end all be all of the treatment plan, there is a tumor board that is meeting tomorrow and will go over his case to discuss the best options for him. All the waiting is keeping me on edge, I just want him to be in treatment already so we can kick this thing's butt!