Y90 procedure

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  • June 17, 2016 at 9:40 am #92443
    middlesister1
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    Hi Shelliec,

    My mother had the Y-90 done twice- first time in Feb 2014 and then in Nov 2014. The first time it killed much of the tumor, but we then did the second one to try and kill remaining tumor. For the second round, she also took a pill form of chemo (xeloda) two weeks before and after the treatment. They did go through groin, and she was very tired for a bit over a month. However, good news is that after the second treatment all scans came back as showing no evidence of disease. We still are getting scans periodically to see if/when it comes back, but she has been treatment free since Nov 2014 and feeling well.

    Best wishes,
    Catherine

    June 17, 2016 at 4:48 am #92442
    marions
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    Shelliec….you may also want to enter: radioembolization, also called Y-90.

    Hugs,
    Marion

    June 16, 2016 at 1:22 pm #92441
    lainy
    Spectator

    Dear Shelliec, Yes, we have had members go through Y90. At the top of the page is a Search engine and if you click on it and type in “Y90” posts will appear from these members.

    June 16, 2016 at 12:50 pm #12522
    shelliec
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    We have an appointment with U of M on the Y90 procedure. Has anyone had this done successful/not? I guess it’s targeted treatment for hey go through the groin and target just the liver either with chemo beads or radiation beads. From what I read it’s pretty common for liver cancer they say shrinks and kills cancer cells. Hoping this will help us!

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