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  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 CSN Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #22
    thxmiker said:

    Find a real pro of a surgeon!

    Find a real pro of a surgeon!  This will make a lot of difference.   The first surgeon would not even atempt to do surgery on my mets.  The second removed 20 out of 28 mets!   The confidence of a great surgeon will make a lot of difference.

     

    Best Always,  mike

    I though my surgeon was a

    I though my surgeon was a real pro. He is the chaiman of surgery specailizing in liver resections at an NCI recognized hospital. He did the first 3 liver surgeries on me. That is what makes this so heartbreaking.

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  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 CSN Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #23
    LivinginNH said:

     
    Hey Jeff,
    I forget where

     

    Hey Jeff,

    I forget where you live, but Mass. General Hospital does Proton Beam Therapy.

    Take care,

    Cyn

    I live in Virginia, There is

    I live in Virginia, There is a proton beam therapy center at Hampton university which is about 45 minutes from where I live. It is on my list of things to discuss with my oncologist today.

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  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea CSN Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #24
    maybe doctor alex rolle opinion of interest

    he is a lung met expert using fancy laser stuff.

    google him, ask me in a month, i am booked to have both lung mets removed by him, but i had one taced yesterday for fun. to really see how well it works on lung mets..

    just in case you want to mix travel and medicine.

    goodluck jeff.

    all these recurrences are a pain, well everywhere, it seems all the stem cells decided to wake up at the same timed.

    oh and i have 11 tace and enjoyed killing the tumours with chemo and not my immune function. 

    i love the attitude of not taking no for an answer.

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