ajcarman72

Yes! Funny you mentioned that because I was reading other posts – specifically by you and saw the milk thistle! I sent the info to my mom this morning and she said that she had looked it up also after seeing it mentioned here and there on the website and she started it a few days ago.

This website is such a great resource!

Thanks Kris!

We are pursuing the PDT treatment in Philadelphia. I have phoned them and we are working to get her records and scans sent there to see if she is a candidate.

The doctor told her early this week that even though she was approved for the Y-90 microspheres that her liver function isn’t good enough. Similarly the clinical trial she is supposed to start on in early March has said that if she can’t get her liver function back in line, they will have to eliminate her from the study. It has been a rough week.

Though we are hopeful that if she can go get the Photodynamic Therapy that might help her get her liver function back in line a bit and then pursue the microspheres.

I want to thank everyone for the wonderful thoughts and sentiments.

We had some positive news that has raised her spirits since Wednesday that at least the fluid is not malignant.

I will look into the photodynamic therapy and thanks to all who suggested that. We are still waiting for the results from the angiogram to determine if the microspheres are an option.

She has enrolled in a clinical trial that her oncologist is one of the PIs on and that starts the first week in March, she will be off chemo for the next two weeks as the “wash out” period for that trial.

The periods of time where she isn’t treating the cancer in some way are always the worst on her. She wants to be doing something to fight it.