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Lori R · 04-19-2009, 06:24 AM

Janelle,
This must be the week for Liver Mets (next year we'll remove this week from the calendar).

I was just diagnosed with a recurrance of a single met in the liver and have an appointment on Tuesday with an interventional radiologist to learn more about RFA. At the moment, my met is a single met (at least that's all that showed on the current scan)

I will certainly ask him about whether RFA is a good option for multiple mets, can it be used again and again, what are the risks...limitations etc.? I'll post the answers next week after my meeting.

I am encouraged by RFA as I just want these wild and crazy cells blasted away quickly. Then chemo can do the clean up work.

I wish I had an immediate answer for you but will post when I know more.

So many options out there...we just need to keep pushing the envelope of new technology and be smart about how to best use it!!!

Sending comforting thoughts....Lori

04-19-2009, 06:24 AM	#6
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Janelle, This must be the week for Liver Mets (next year we'll remove this week from the calendar). I was just diagnosed with a recurrance of a single met in the liver and have an appointment on Tuesday with an interventional radiologist to learn more about RFA. At the moment, my met is a single met (at least that's all that showed on the current scan) I will certainly ask him about whether RFA is a good option for multiple mets, can it be used again and again, what are the risks...limitations etc.? I'll post the answers next week after my meeting. I am encouraged by RFA as I just want these wild and crazy cells blasted away quickly. Then chemo can do the clean up work. I wish I had an immediate answer for you but will post when I know more. So many options out there...we just need to keep pushing the envelope of new technology and be smart about how to best use it!!! Sending comforting thoughts....Lori __________________ 2007 Oct - Diagnosed - Stage IV 5 c.m. IDC - Left Side er/pr- Her2+++ Node + 2/14 - Single Liver Met Double Mastectomy Nov - Begin T+H 2008 Feb-Complete 6 cycles- T&H- NED March - Continue - Herceptin Only April - Rads for 6 weeks 2009 Continue Herceptin - Continue NED April - Recurrance- 3 cm. Liver Met May - Cryosurgery June - November - Abraxane + Herceptin Aug - PET/CT - CTC = 0 Back to NED 2010 January - Continue NED July - Recurrance - 3 cm Liver Met CTC=1 August - Cryosurgery #2 August - November Navelbine November - Back to NED - End Navelbine 2011 Feb - Recur - 4 cm Liver Met - Same Left Lobe March Surgery it is -Couldn't get a clean margin July - Confirmed continued liver involvement August - Begin Herceptin + Tykerb October - Mixed results from H+T Add Abraxane + H + T - Nov - April 2012 January PET Scan - It's working!! April - Back to NED July - Recurrance August - Begin TDM-1 Trial (Taxol + TDM-1)