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Advanced Liver Disease / Re: Liver Pain after eating
« Last post by Pete on April 27, 2022, 01:27:15 am »Hi Lynn, I recall we chatted a few years back. Good we're both still here! It would appear that my abdominal pain was a result of diverticulitis that has developed. Not all that uncommon for my age. I should be able to keep this in check with moderate changes to my diet. Of course when you have ALD one suspects liver with any symptom. Now about that liver.
I had Y90 treatment in the fall of 2017. Things seemed to be going nicely until my AFP levels started to rise in April 2021. I was having MRI's every 3 months with no new tumor being detected. AFP really shot up in February this year and my hepatologist ordered a PET CT scan. There it was, hiding within the scarred section of my liver that was damaged by a previous resection and the Y90. The blood flow in that region is very poor and the MRI contrast did no show the tumor as a result. A 3.6 cm tumor was discovered with the PET CT and a treatment plan was implemented. Considering the positive response with the first Y90, that was chosen to address the new tumor
I just received my second dose of the Y90 element yesterday. Won't know how well I respond for about 2-3 months. I'm fortunate to still be Child Pugh A, so I feel pretty good, all things considered. I turn 70 in June and I'm still working. Here's hoping. Thanks Lynn for your reply, much appreciated!
Pete
I had Y90 treatment in the fall of 2017. Things seemed to be going nicely until my AFP levels started to rise in April 2021. I was having MRI's every 3 months with no new tumor being detected. AFP really shot up in February this year and my hepatologist ordered a PET CT scan. There it was, hiding within the scarred section of my liver that was damaged by a previous resection and the Y90. The blood flow in that region is very poor and the MRI contrast did no show the tumor as a result. A 3.6 cm tumor was discovered with the PET CT and a treatment plan was implemented. Considering the positive response with the first Y90, that was chosen to address the new tumor
I just received my second dose of the Y90 element yesterday. Won't know how well I respond for about 2-3 months. I'm fortunate to still be Child Pugh A, so I feel pretty good, all things considered. I turn 70 in June and I'm still working. Here's hoping. Thanks Lynn for your reply, much appreciated!
Pete