Re: Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) - Has anyone had this?

[Guest guest]

Look on the page for " Search Archive " , and write in " radio frequency

ablation RFA " (leave off the quotes)You will find many messages,

including yours, referring to " RFA " . Such messages from " Altman23 "

(and others)

especially the earlier ones will answer your quest. Hope this helps.

> Hi,

> Approximately one year ago I had a right hemicolectomy to remove a

> Carcinoid Tumour, and at laporotomy , also discovered to have

> multiple liver metastasis.

> The operation last year removed the tumor, a large portion of the

> Colon and a similar section of Small Intestine, Appendix, as well

as

> the local Lymph nodes circulating to the Liver. A biopsy of the

> liver was done at the same time as well as a visual inspection, and

> it was found that two large tumors existed on the liver and

numerous

> smaller ones.

> Liver Resection is not possible due to the treatment I am currently

> on, and in a few weeks will be booked into the Panorama Medical

> Clinic in Cape Town to have Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) done.

>

> Has anyone had it? If so please advise of if it was successful and

> any pain, side effects afterwards etc.,

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I can't say too much about RFA to the liver but did have it

twice to the lung. It was a piece of cake, as he puts it. Once in

a hospital and once in a day surgery. Both times he came home the

same day. Absolutely no pain involved. A friend of mine sent her

Mother to a Dr. Cohn in Florida to have the liver done. I think she

stayed over night. She also had the lung done by Dr. Nielson here

in San . Both of hers was a success. My husband has a tumor

from hell and it came back. He had a wedge taken out and a year

later the RFA and now its back again.

Don't be afraid of the RFA, because its a pretty easy on the body

procedure.

Hope this helps,

Joyce

> Hi,

> Approximately one year ago I had a right hemicolectomy to remove a

> Carcinoid Tumour, and at laporotomy , also discovered to have

> multiple liver metastasis.

> The operation last year removed the tumor, a large portion of the

> Colon and a similar section of Small Intestine, Appendix, as well

as

> the local Lymph nodes circulating to the Liver. A biopsy of the

> liver was done at the same time as well as a visual inspection,

and

> it was found that two large tumors existed on the liver and

numerous

> smaller ones.

> Liver Resection is not possible due to the treatment I am

currently

> on, and in a few weeks will be booked into the Panorama Medical

> Clinic in Cape Town to have Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) done.

>

> Has anyone had it? If so please advise of if it was successful and

> any pain, side effects afterwards etc.,

[Guest guest]

Many thanks.

> > Hi,

> > Approximately one year ago I had a right hemicolectomy to remove

a

> > Carcinoid Tumour, and at laporotomy , also discovered to have

> > multiple liver metastasis.

> > The operation last year removed the tumor, a large portion of

the

> > Colon and a similar section of Small Intestine, Appendix, as

well

> as

> > the local Lymph nodes circulating to the Liver. A biopsy of the

> > liver was done at the same time as well as a visual inspection,

and

> > it was found that two large tumors existed on the liver and

> numerous

> > smaller ones.

> > Liver Resection is not possible due to the treatment I am

currently

> > on, and in a few weeks will be booked into the Panorama Medical

> > Clinic in Cape Town to have Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) done.

> >

> > Has anyone had it? If so please advise of if it was successful

and

> > any pain, side effects afterwards etc.,

[Guest guest]

Many thanks.

I'm petrified.

Thanks again.

> > Hi,

> > Approximately one year ago I had a right hemicolectomy to remove

a

> > Carcinoid Tumour, and at laporotomy , also discovered to have

> > multiple liver metastasis.

> > The operation last year removed the tumor, a large portion of

the

> > Colon and a similar section of Small Intestine, Appendix, as

well

> as

> > the local Lymph nodes circulating to the Liver. A biopsy of the

> > liver was done at the same time as well as a visual inspection,

> and

> > it was found that two large tumors existed on the liver and

> numerous

> > smaller ones.

> > Liver Resection is not possible due to the treatment I am

> currently

> > on, and in a few weeks will be booked into the Panorama Medical

> > Clinic in Cape Town to have Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) done.

> >

> > Has anyone had it? If so please advise of if it was successful

and

> > any pain, side effects afterwards etc.,