hepatic artery pump
Options
Fiona1
Member Posts: 7
Just wondering if anyone here has had a hepatic artery infusion of chemo thru a pump? My husband and I are going to Sloan Kettering to have this done. He's stage 4 (liver). I've read that the chemo can be delivered at up to 200 times the dose of systemic chemo? Wondering if the pump operation is difficult and what recovery will be like? Thanks, Fiona.
0
Comments
-
I have had my hepatic artery pump since 01-12-07 thru the University of Michigan. The operation really isn't too bad. The pump works with your body temperature. I have mine filled with chemo every two weeks and it runs for 24 hours for 14 days. then I go back and the chemo thats left in the pump is then drained and glycerene is put in for two weeks. Works like a charm, I have not had any problems with it. I believe it has been a blessing. I'm still here and enjoying life!0
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 CSN Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 121.3K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 440 Bladder Cancer
- 306 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.4K Breast Cancer
- 391 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 12.9K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.3K Kidney Cancer
- 666 Leukemia
- 789 Liver Cancer
- 4.1K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 235 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.1K Ovarian Cancer
- 53 Pancreatic Cancer
- 486 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.3K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 532 Sarcoma
- 718 Skin Cancer
- 647 Stomach Cancer
- 190 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.8K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.3K Lifestyle Discussion Boards