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Lori R · 08-19-2010, 05:39 AM

Cryosurgery Round #2

I am back with an update on Cryosurgery round #2.

Unfortunately, this pesky liver met insists on returning. Per my signature he showed up on a 7/10 PET Scan.

Same location.....Single met....So...back to cryo again.

I reread the procedure from the first time and just wanted to say...."Ditto".

The interventional radiologist decided to be as aggressive as possible with creating a significant margin, in the hopes of sending my unwanted house guest packing.

Round #2 - encouraging that it could be performed again, was similar to Round #1. Outpatient on Thursday, up and about on Friday, pretty active with the family on Saturday.

Plan is another insurance round of chemo (UGH!) of Navelbine.

In waiting to heal mode and will start in a few weeks.

While disappointing that the met popped back up, I am hopeful that beating it back quickly will somehow pay off in terms of just wearing this cancer down.

08-19-2010, 05:39 AM	#5
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Re: Cryosurgery Procedure Cryosurgery Round #2 I am back with an update on Cryosurgery round #2. Unfortunately, this pesky liver met insists on returning. Per my signature he showed up on a 7/10 PET Scan. Same location.....Single met....So...back to cryo again. I reread the procedure from the first time and just wanted to say...."Ditto". The interventional radiologist decided to be as aggressive as possible with creating a significant margin, in the hopes of sending my unwanted house guest packing. Round #2 - encouraging that it could be performed again, was similar to Round #1. Outpatient on Thursday, up and about on Friday, pretty active with the family on Saturday. Plan is another insurance round of chemo (UGH!) of Navelbine. In waiting to heal mode and will start in a few weeks. While disappointing that the met popped back up, I am hopeful that beating it back quickly will somehow pay off in terms of just wearing this cancer down. __________________ 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)