Surgery!!!!!!
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Hi there....LaundryQueen said:Peritoneal cancer is so tiny
Peritoneal cancer is so tiny that it is hard to "watch" because often there is nothing to see. The more surgeries a person has, the more adhesions and risks of bowel obstructions they have, too. I'm just saying that surgery has it's risks, of course, you know that already.
Finally, scar tissue encases the tiny tumor implants making it difficult for them to be reached by IV chemo...that's why I think there should be intraperitoneal (IP)chemo if a person chooses to go into surgery again.
The opposite was true for me ... just to put my own pennyworth in! I had IV chemo (make that having) instead of intra peritoneal because even if the adhesions in my abdomen were cut, there would probably be some microscopic cancer cells left. It's all so confusing!0
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