Summer w/o chemotherapy

Good news from recent scans and Dr. visit. The tumors have only slightly increased in size. So, after a consult Thursday afternoon, leisa will undergo chemo-embolization as early as next week. A catheter is inserted in the groin and threaded up to the point where the tumor gets its blood supply from the liver. A chemothrapy agent followed by some exotic foam strangles the tumor and cuts off some of the blood supply. It should then shrink. The same procedure may follow in 4 or 5 months. The best part of it is no chemotherapy this summer.

Some pain usually follows for a day or two. The tumor gets a bit cranky after losing its blood supply. It is rather comfortable right now sitting on top of a constant gourmet meal. She might spend a day in the hospital for pain management. After that it should be smooth sailing until the fall.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Jeff