Histotripsy and PEF Ablations for Liver and Lung Cancer

I returned home after a 10-day trip, first for liver ablation using Histotripsy, at Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston, OR, by Dr. Kevin Burns, then to Mission Hospital for PEF (Pulsed Electric Fields) in Mission Viejo, CA, again performed by Dr. Kevin Burns.

PET/CT scans will be performed at 3, 6, and 12-month intervals, with complete resolution expected for lung cancer nodule (PEF Protocol), and since I go back in December for further liver ablations, the PET/CT scans will show inflammation and a gradual decrease in SUV (Standardized Uptake Value) at each 3-month re-scan interval.

Dr. Burns was trained at MD Anderson by Dr. Rahul Sheth, with whom I have a conference call on Monday, and whom will perform other ablations for my bone and joint cancers. Treating cancer this way, through ablations, will spare normal tissue from the necrotizing effects using radiation and other harmful substances, and liquid biopsies will be done at appropriate intervals to assess the cancer cell counts to insure we are keeping up with cancer mutations.

Diet will be ketogenic, going by GKI readings, and will be viewed as Mediterranean, using a rotation of fish with some inclusion of beef and low-carb greens/vegetables. My weight has been between 65-67 Kg, the lowest I've been since college days, mostly due to the cachexia of cancer. Exercise is almost completely aerobic, as weight training is ruled out until bone and joint cancer is eliminated, due to high risk of fracture. Whenever that risk is eliminated, my weight will get in a healthier range between 70-75 Kg, as I rely more on body composition than scale weight, muscle being more protective of skeletal and organ systems.

I took my second round of subQ Anktiva this week, taking it every 21 days, and keeping track of ALC, and NK cell counts, along with additional immunological tests, recommended by Dr. Gregory Howard, from the HRF (Hippocrates Research Foundation).

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