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RFA & Liver Resection
Hey Adriana~
I had two surgical procedures to address the single liver met (in addition to lots o'chemo - 81 total weeks).
The 1st surgical procedure was RFA - Radio Frequency Ablation. It's an out pt. procedure where they stick a "probe" directly into the tumor & blast it with heat. But b/c the lesion was so close to the main portal vein in my liver, the RFA wasn't completely successful, left behind viable tumor tissue that survived & grew again.
So, after another year of chemo & no other recurrences, I had a RIGHT HEPATECTOMY, aka LIVER RESECTION. The entire R lobe of my liver, where the single met was, was removed, along with an adrenal gland - in total 65% of my liver.
The liver regenerates-like magic, Thank God!-but the circumstances have to be just right in order to be the right candidate for the surgery. It's definitely not for the faint of heart - it's BIG STUFF, but it's totally do'able.
There are handful of other women here who've had liver resections too & can attest to how amazingly the body can heal & return to health.
Hope this info is helpful!
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