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HIPEC surgical consult tomorrow
I have an appt with Dr Gary Mann at Univ of Washington Medical Center tomorrow to talk about HIPEC, in my dreams I'll walk out of there with a surgery date. 
From all my reading and in the opinion of my med onc, I'm a good candidate For HIPEC. I have a ton of anxiety over the appt and am terrified, the surgeon won't agree and he'll say no. Ive got it in my head that HIPEC is my only curative option.
A little bit about me..... dx with stage IV 9/14 with peritoneal mets last fall, surgery to remove primary tumor at time of diagnosis. I've got 8 of 12 FOLFOX6 treatments under my belt - 2 and 4 months scans are clear (mets were always really too small to confirm on scan but were visually seen during initial surgery.
I hope I can get some sleep and I dont get disappointed tomorrow! Wish me luck!
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