New and Confused

Hi,
I think 2nd opinion from experienced liver surgeon,( eg Dr. Keto (NY) r. Chapman(St. Louise) or Dr.Brems(chicago) should be consulted
The 2cm tumor is small in size and they can even burn it off;the lymph nodes can be taken out too. the systemic chemo to kill the rest of the cancer;
Unless the 2cm tumor is attached to the vena cara, the portal vein or the main hepatic artery or firmly growing into the MAIN left or right hepatic vein that supply blood to the left and right side of the liver. Even so, under the doctor who like the challenges,this may be a good opportunity for them to do so since the size of the tumor is small.
I do not think your brother telling you the whole thing or he is to sick to talk about.
However,I will go for a 2nd opinion on interventional radiology consult on the possibility of qualified for IMRT(for small size tumor), radioembo(for large one) or chemoembo.if RFA cannot be done due to location.

TIMING is everything for this disease .If the patient still having a chance for some procedure that is possible to save his life before it is too late to do so; I or we,as patients and caregivers should explore that option to the fullest before it is too late to do so. and I think that is one of the most important thing to get on this board,to tell about your situation and seek help appropriately; for each case is different.
I hope I am wrong on this because I don’t have the scan result to look at ,:but if I am the patient; Not to seek other radiation and surgical opinions based on what the simple message said here will not be my choice.
BTW,I am only a pattent who is having this CCA for almost 3 years.

Talking on the web is good for knowing a lot of people supporting you;but the REALITY for treating this cancer is not by how much a person knows or;how much the emotional support we get ,It is by how much PLANNING and ACTION that we will prepare and follow through each step when situation changes for our love ones and us–the patient ourself.(all in all, it is both an emotional and educational ride;and the worse of it is there is no guaranteed even to prolong the quality of life .)
God bless.

lmitchellsf, Welcome to our amazing family of couragous and caring people from all over the world. I am so sorry about your Mother and now your brother. Sometimes CC is very hard to diagnose but what bothers me is that with only a 2CM tumor and no METS, that they are taking such a final prognosis! My suggestion would be a second opinion and quickly. A patient should not be getting all these different infections! My husband had a problem producing urine and we called in a Urologist. Turns out the mass had pushed his right ureter closed. He had to have a stent put in the ureter and had no problem after that with the urine. Just a thought since I don’t know the location of the mass. Honestly from what you have posted I would just get him to another doctor and hospital for a second opinion. Sending you the best wishes and prayers and you are not alone in this, we are all here for you.

Hi,
Since there is no metastasis to other parts of the body based on the PET; and it is only about 3month after the Dx. And based on you said his condition is stable.( is this result of no shrinkage based on CAT scan?) then did he has a surgical consult with the liver specialist and rule out resection?
Get the scan report if you can .BTW, sepsis and c-diff and fungal infection in the hospital are not good signs . MRSA and pneumonia are the major problems and hopefully he can recover soon using those powerful antibics like Levaquin,Zosyn,Diflucan and Flagyl iv. Then after complete recovery, ask for 2nd opinion for the possibility of surgery to remove the tumor.
Avoid Chinese herbal medicine since it may interfere with chemo therapy.
God bless.