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jessica · 10-31-2005, 11:38 AM

Steph~
Like you, I have battled a single, pesky spot in my liver, sitting in between the main portal vein and the inferior vena cava. I did have RFA & unfortunately it wasn't completely successful (because of the location), so I did have to do another 6mos of chemo to get to NED again (thank God).
My docs feel certain that the spot is going to come back again, and wanted to consider resection, but that would involve cutting out a portion of the IVC and then reconstructing it. That's waay too much surgery for my taste.
After reading that you've been NED for 3.5 years, I feel hopeful that I'm not going to have to go thru this, on & off chemo, short hair/no hair, year after year after year!
Thanks for posting-you always contribute such great info & perspective!
Keep the Faith!

10-31-2005, 11:38 AM	#6
jessica Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 87	Steph~ Like you, I have battled a single, pesky spot in my liver, sitting in between the main portal vein and the inferior vena cava. I did have RFA & unfortunately it wasn't completely successful (because of the location), so I did have to do another 6mos of chemo to get to NED again (thank God). My docs feel certain that the spot is going to come back again, and wanted to consider resection, but that would involve cutting out a portion of the IVC and then reconstructing it. That's waay too much surgery for my taste. After reading that you've been NED for 3.5 years, I feel hopeful that I'm not going to have to go thru this, on & off chemo, short hair/no hair, year after year after year! Thanks for posting-you always contribute such great info & perspective! Keep the Faith!