On Monday, October 26, Hap and Mary, along with team members Lisa and Nick went to Sloan for a VERY long inning. Hap started with his day with a 2 hour scan that was repeated due to last week’s incomplete scan of the pelvic mass.

Late that afternoon, they attended the appointment with Hap’s main oncologist to discuss his results and to receive his octreotide (sanostatin) injection. The good news is that the liver continues to look stable. There is one tumor in the liver that is not completely embolized: however, it has not changed. There is some disappointment with the pelvic mass as there has not been much change since the embolization in August…although not any change for the worse.

The last appointment for the day was with the Interventional Radiologist. She viewed the recent scans with them and discussed two other possible procedures; ethanol injection with CT scan visual guidance and
Cryoablation that uses cycles of freezing and thawing to kill cancer cells.

Since Hap’s symptoms are minimal at this time and his liver is stable, they have decided to hold off on any decisions until his next scan. At this time they are deciding whether to do the scans in November or wait until January. Either way, it looks like Hap may be able to enjoy the holidays this year without having to recover from any procedures…Yeah!

Wednesday, October 28th marked a year since Hap’s first procedure. Team Member, Nick felt it was important to celebrate Hap’s progress, determination to always move forward and the blessings he has received
and decided they should end their long day with a nice dinner at Fratelli’s.