Positive scan results, ablation next

janderson1964
janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member

Scan from Yesterday showed the chestwall tumor on my back that is causing me the rib pain is unchanged and the liver tumor had more significant shrinkage for the third straight scan since y90. It shrunk another 1.4cm for a total of 4cm since y90. I has been 5 months since y90 so I think we are hitting the window of opportunity at the perfect time. Further shrinkage is unlikely after 6 months. So I think we achieved great shrinkage to minimize the ablation and increase the odds of complete local control on both tumors. This will leave me with a couple of tiny areas in the chestwall region that are questionable for metastatic disease. They seem to come and go. My interventional radiologist was very happy with the results. So Monday morning I am off to Baltimore to turn the 2 tumors into iceballs.

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  • LindaK.
    LindaK. Member Posts: 506 Member
    Great News!

    I am so happy you are getting the results you wanted and will be moving on to the next step for complete success!  Thanks for sharing your good news.

    Linda

  • jen2012
    jen2012 Member Posts: 1,607 Member
    Woohoo Jeff!  Thanks for

    Woohoo Jeff!  Thanks for sharing and good luck!

  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    Great

    That is some great news.  I'm glad that you are heading in the right direction.  Good luck on Monday turning those nasty things into ice balls.  Hope you continue to do well.

    Kim

  • Momof2plusteentwins
    Momof2plusteentwins Member Posts: 509 Member
    Great Jeff

    Time to knock them out and get back to NED for the millionth time.  Good for you and good luck on your procedure.  Get that Christmas break from treatment and have a great Christmas present!

    Sandy

  • JanJan63
    JanJan63 Member Posts: 2,478 Member

    Great Jeff

    Time to knock them out and get back to NED for the millionth time.  Good for you and good luck on your procedure.  Get that Christmas break from treatment and have a great Christmas present!

    Sandy

    Go get 'em! I hate to ask but

    Go get 'em! I hate to ask but what is ablation?

  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    JanJan63 said:

    Go get 'em! I hate to ask but

    Go get 'em! I hate to ask but what is ablation?

    The y stick a series of

    They stick a series of probes in and around the tumor and kill it by either heat (Radio frequency ablation or RFA) or by freezing it (Cryoablation) which is what I am doing.

  • JanJan63
    JanJan63 Member Posts: 2,478 Member

    The y stick a series of

    They stick a series of probes in and around the tumor and kill it by either heat (Radio frequency ablation or RFA) or by freezing it (Cryoablation) which is what I am doing.

    Thanks! That sounds like an

    Thanks! That sounds like an aggressive way to treat it, I sure hope it's successful. And not too painful, it sounds like it might be. Kill the cancer!!!

  • Easyflip
    Easyflip Member Posts: 588 Member
    That's great!

    Ablate away! I read new immunotherapy drugs for crc being fast tracked by FDA. We live in exciting times when it comes to new advances and technologies. Good luck!!

    Easyflip/Richard

  • Trubrit
    Trubrit Member Posts: 5,796 Member
    Ablation

    As you know, I had an Ablation, but mine was thermal, so I have a charcoal tumour left in my liver. I can feel it now and again, especially after I have been doing something strenuous (shovelling snow right now); other than that, I have had no problems at all. Recovery was a breeze, too much so, as I was want to do a little too much too soon. 

    Good luck with everything. I have a great feeling about this. Your a star!

    Sue - Trubrit

  • lilacbrroller
    lilacbrroller Member Posts: 412 Member
    Trubrit said:

    Ablation

    As you know, I had an Ablation, but mine was thermal, so I have a charcoal tumour left in my liver. I can feel it now and again, especially after I have been doing something strenuous (shovelling snow right now); other than that, I have had no problems at all. Recovery was a breeze, too much so, as I was want to do a little too much too soon. 

    Good luck with everything. I have a great feeling about this. Your a star!

    Sue - Trubrit

    yay!

    Sounds just like the process of freezing a wart.  Wish compound W worked on tumors...

    good luck and I'm looking forward to reading about the results.  My frozen warts shrank and eventually fell off. What happens to the tumors, which are inside your body?

    atb

    Karin

  • mukamom
    mukamom Member Posts: 402

    yay!

    Sounds just like the process of freezing a wart.  Wish compound W worked on tumors...

    good luck and I'm looking forward to reading about the results.  My frozen warts shrank and eventually fell off. What happens to the tumors, which are inside your body?

    atb

    Karin

    Good news indeed!!

    Don't you love it when a plan comes together??  Good luck on Monday~ Laughing

    Angela

  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member

    yay!

    Sounds just like the process of freezing a wart.  Wish compound W worked on tumors...

    good luck and I'm looking forward to reading about the results.  My frozen warts shrank and eventually fell off. What happens to the tumors, which are inside your body?

    atb

    Karin

    The doctor told me the immune

    The doctor told me the immune system disposes of the dead cells and in theory they believe it can make the immune system more responsive to other colon cancer cells still active in the body. Cryo is supposed to be less painful and more effective on tumors over 4cm than RFA. They can also visualize and sculp the ice ball around the tumor with either realtime ultra sound or in my case they are using realtime ct scan.

  • Trubrit
    Trubrit Member Posts: 5,796 Member

    The doctor told me the immune

    The doctor told me the immune system disposes of the dead cells and in theory they believe it can make the immune system more responsive to other colon cancer cells still active in the body. Cryo is supposed to be less painful and more effective on tumors over 4cm than RFA. They can also visualize and sculp the ice ball around the tumor with either realtime ultra sound or in my case they are using realtime ct scan.

    Interesting

    They used real-time ultra sound on me; so I've got lots of little scars all over the place. 

    It will be interesting to hear from you as your recover. You will do so well. 

    Sue - Trubrit

  • hippiechicks
    hippiechicks Member Posts: 509 Member
    That is wonderful news!! So

    That is wonderful news!! So very happy to hear there has been such progress for you!  I wish you much success and comfort during your proceedure!

    Love to hear such positive news!

     

  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member

    That is wonderful news!! So

    That is wonderful news!! So very happy to hear there has been such progress for you!  I wish you much success and comfort during your proceedure!

    Love to hear such positive news!

     

    very best news

    oh Jeff that is the very best news.....you have worked so very very hard to get to this place.  I wish only the best for you on Monday.....and speedy recovery

    well done!

    mags

  • Yolllmbs
    Yolllmbs Member Posts: 360 Member
    So perfect

    we can sing all the Frozen movie songs. Great news!

    Yolanda

  • Fight for my love
    Fight for my love Member Posts: 1,522 Member
    This is really exciting! Have

    This is really exciting! Have a safe trip to Baltimore and Best luck with the procedure. Be NED very soon!

  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    The Good kind of "Shrinkage"

    This is GREAT news Jeff! My thoughts are with you

  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    Trubrit said:

    Interesting

    They used real-time ultra sound on me; so I've got lots of little scars all over the place. 

    It will be interesting to hear from you as your recover. You will do so well. 

    Sue - Trubrit

    I have no choice but to

    I have no choice but to recover fast since we are moving the tailor shop and have to be open for business in the new location on 12/22. I will be glad when that is over.

  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    maglets said:

    very best news

    oh Jeff that is the very best news.....you have worked so very very hard to get to this place.  I wish only the best for you on Monday.....and speedy recovery

    well done!

    mags

    Thanks Mags. The last 10

    Thanks Mags. The last 10 months has been not just another battle but a war within itself. The first 3 times will simple in comparison. Surgery followed by 12 rounds of chemo then NED for a couple of years. This time I have had to fight surgeons, travel around the country, send out endless scan disc, fight with my insurance and the state health bureau which still isn't resolved, do radiation for the first time and 16 rounds of chemo. I am hoping my oncologist will agree to let me do just ADAPT (Xeloda, Celebrex) maintinance therapy for a while.