It has been 4 weeks since Dennis's treatment to his right lobe of the liver. It has been a tough recovery road. Dennis experienced considerable fatigue,ascites and weight loss of about 10 lbs due to poor liver function and effects of the radiation.
Today he had his post procedure PET/CT scans at 0800 and we met with Dr. Gulec and Dr.Berkman at 1:00pm so they could take a look at the new scans. They were as anxious as we were to see what benefits we achieved through Selective Internal Radiation Therapy.
Based on their intial observations it appears Dennis has achieved between 75-85% reduction in tumor activity in his right lobe-good news! Bad news is that his left liver lobe without treatment for this period of 8 weeks has progressed rapidly with cancer. Fortunately the cancer has not advanced beyond his liver!
Dennis's liver function is "marginal" and his liver is struggling.
Dr. Gulec will be looking at the scans during the next few days and waiting for the final report from Chicago. Since the response from this treatment has been extremely good he hopes to treat the left lobe quickly if possible. The only hesitation is Dennis's liver's ability to withstand another procedure. As I have been advised throughout this last year, the goal is always to kill the cancer and not the patient.
We will meet with Dr. Gulec next Wednesday morning to see what our next step will be.
-"When you get into a tight place and eveything goes against you,till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer,never give up,for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."- Harriet Beecher Stowe
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