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My husband had his liver resection at VCU Hospital in Richmond VA. His Dr’s name is Dr. Robert Fisher. His surgery was on Aug 27th 2010, and he just had his most recent followup in Dec of 2011, and he is still cancer free. Dr Fisher is a wonderful Dr. If not for him, I would not have my husband today! VCU has a Hospitality House for relatives to stay, while their loved ones are in the hospital. One floor is totally dedicated to transplant families. Transportation to and from the hospital are available too. They were there for me in every way, and the hospital staff took wonderful care of my husband. I would recommend this Hospital to anyone suffering from liver disease.
We were told chemo and radiation are useless against cholangio. Carl had a radio ablation done first, back in Feb ’10, and it didn’t kill the tumor, so his Dr then went for the re-section, in Aug ’10. His left lobe was removed, with clear margins, and so far, this first MRI looks good. My husband is still skeptical, and has asked for a copy of the MRI report to look over himself. His Dr did tell him it can reappear, in any of the many bile ducts, through out the liver
so we will continue to hope it wont.nur1954: sorry to hear of the loss of your son, I hope time will ease the pain for you and your family.
Thanks, to all of you who answered….It made me feel very good.
Since his surgery, I have done a lot of research, and there is a good change he will survive longer than the odds. His Dr’s only told him to followup with a Hepatologist. They suggested an MRI in 6 months, but I know he would feel more comfortable, if they did it in 3 months.
He is starting to get a better appetite, and even has gone back to work, for a few hours a day….we will see how long that will last. He still gets very tired.
I am happy to have met you all, only I wish it was under better circumstances.
Debbi
