November 20, 2024
David had a CT scan of his liver today. We met with Dr. K (Interventional Radiologist) to discuss the outcome of the Y90 treatment.
David’s liver is worse. There are more tumors. The Y90 was not effective. There is no further course of IR treatment he can offer since this was not effective.
I asked if any of it worked on any of the targeted areas, and he said it was hard to say as more tumors have popped up most likely due to the suspected microstatic disease in the areas that were either ablated or radiated. He said these could have regrown or they could have always been there undetectable. He said the goal was to hopefully treat the seen and unseen with the treatment. Either way, that didn’t happen. I asked about the swelling David seems to experience in his liver abdomen area. They looked at the scan and saw very slight ascites. He said it wasn’t anything to warrant paracentesis right now but if it continued and became uncomfortable or even if he just wanted them to perform an ultrasound to check to see if it was needed, just to give them a call.
David was wearing his Abide tshirt today and Dr. K said that was his favorite movie. The NP was unfamiliar with The Big Lebowski so David gave her the short version of the life lessons the movie teaches, Dr. K wished us well and said he hoped the chemo offered better results. The NP was very kind and said we could call them anytime and talk to an actual person even after hours even if we just had questions or concerns.