I hate waiting!
Mom is getting the shunt study done as we speak! We should know within a couple hours whether she is approved to get the SIR-Sphere procedure or if they decided to do the chemo-embolization instead. Ideally, we want her to be approved for the SIR-Spheres. If she is then she will get to come home today while the radioactive beads are ordered and the procedure is scheduled for the near future. If she isn’t approved because her arteries are too constricted then they are planning to perform the chemo-embolization today! That means they will cut off the blood supply to Mom’s liver and put chemotherapy directly into the liver through her femeral artery. They said she will be very sick for around 5 days, puking her guts up and feeling lethargic. Also, her liver will swell because it will be so inflamed from the chemotherapy. But it is an aggressive treatment but we are still hoping for the SIR-Spheres instead. They have much less severe side effects but may be even more aggressive against the tumors. Grams and Uncle Greg are supposed to call me as soon as they hear from the doctors. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear something.
