Mrs. H. al years cancer free after chemotherapy followed by LITT = laser-Induced Interstitial Thermal Therapy treatments for metastatic colorectal cancer with metastases to her liver and lungs, performed in Dutch hospitals

Mrs. H. responded to our information about TACE - Trans-Arterial Chemo-embolization and LITT = laser-Induced Interstitial Thermal Therapy for liver cancer with its own very positive experiences with RFA - radiofrequency ablation and / or Litt in Dutch hospital performed once with conventional chemotherapy hair tumors in 90% had gone and with her permission, we publish her story here. Mrs. H. had metastatic cancer metastases in liver and lungs and is now completely cancer free one year showed a half scan in February 2005. Her story has already been broadcast by the Evangelical Broadcasting. Thanks to mevr.H. and her husband.

Dear Kees,

Here my story and I hope you find them useful.
Actually, my "case" at length on TV. It was broadcast by the EO All my two operations to remove tumors in the liver and the lung that is. Did it quite a lot of positive reactions to received eg in the supermarket by strangers that you both wanted to tell the story of a family member or friend who also had cancer \ it. Funny that suddenly very openly talked about as if you suddenly have a companion!

Let me start with my story. I am now 59 years and the whole thing started in May 2003. For the record I've always been healthy ever something special flawed. Many sports. Overall a wonderful life until I suddenly after weekend I just had played competitive tennis [won!] Could not go to the toilet. I was always the morning just to the bathroom that morning but never succeeded in trouble do not. I also got pain in my stomach. OK, one more day to wait but still nothing. To the doctor gave me pills and that he thought there would be volgen.Nou stool, but not so my stomach is swelling. Other day to the doctor and told me of an enema. Again nothing.

Meanwhile, I'll eat [and very light drinking], but my stomach bubbled that if you stood beside it was a racket of jawelste. In short, not nice and I got more and more cramps. To the hospital. There was an ultrasound and CT scan and they found a tumor in the colon and Sat spots on one side of my liver. So scared but it did not to me how serious this could be. They recommend a recording but my question what was said they were going to do an enema. When I said that I would at home or because it would add nothing to my mind.

Home that night, the pain more intensely the other day so I tried it with liquid opgenomen.Daar [lots of drinking] anyway to force an opening. Two days they getobt with me until I at one point said I hardstikke death at the start was really I cried the whole department together, and I was happy surgery. After I woke up they told me again that a stoma was placed. I had no idea what that should look much less how it worked but they told me that it was placed there because they had no time to completely clean my bowels. Stoma which I found initially the worst. The fact that my cancer was diagnosed, I heard without any real significance to me actually to penetrate. That it was serious, I was really clear from the reactions of family, friends and nursing staff. In any case, I had an M [goddank] undertook action equal treatment where my best chance of success might have, because in this hospital where she had me so suffer [2 days] and I had begged for surgery, I had not much more confidence.

{January my husband] was even in Belgie[Leuven]bezig and had basically already made an appointment until a doctor told me that he had a friend in Utrecht that liver cancer was surgery. The UMC is to verstaan.Gelijk an appointment mid July and we could end up there. I was confident that after that operation would be right back quite so full of good courage there. Well, that was a shock. The spots on my liver were 10 cm tall and really could not be operated. Luckily they were well together but it had to be contacted by the oncologist.
We could quickly make an appointment and there we heard that chemotherapy would be initiated. Incidentally, I stayed with me all the time hardstikke feel good, just played tennis and rode around and took long walks with the dog. Sometimes I feel that they all had made a big mistake.

OK so back to the oncologist. It was a wonderful man who professsor Voest. A very humane treatment as a hand lay on your back as you left [that's so good!] And the time for you right there nemen.Ik had a very good feeling about this man.Hij suggested that as soon as possible [ within two weeks] to start with the chemo treatment. This meant that a postage-cab was placed. A sort of cupboard under my skin that inserting an IV in my arm superfluous. Once the 14 days I had to go to the hospital for making the infusion, there was the 5 FU, leucovorin and oxaliplatin given. I had to stay than about 4 hours and then was mounted on a box that you carried with you like a bag home. The other day I had back then and the same treatment was repeated.
Back home and the third day I was again FREE! This treatment, I had nine times before a scan was made and there they saw that the cancer had shrunk to 90%. Nice so I could finally surgery. Again, I found that I had a great surgeon in the form of Richard Hilligersberg. A perfect treatment very open what might happen so confident in the operation. 40% of the right liver part was removed. Everything went well and after 10 days I could go home.

In the months after I recovered very quickly. Could do everything very quickly [tennis, cycling short, everything I did before then], but there were also spots on my lungs and cancer metastases were removed in March 2004. Again I recovered quickly and was already 5 days after return home. A delicious summer and was followed in August, my stoma is removed. In short, I was complete again myself. It felt like a great liberation. Fantastic.

Occasionally I think back and see it all happen as one big nightmare. This week (ed: the second week of February 2005) I went back for check up and the result was completely clean. What that means is beyond description. I see it as extra time I received and plan to be there with 100.
Also, I must say that I then have read many positive books. Louise Hayley, and Simon Thon therapy talked to me. At that time I saw it as a kind of bible for me. I drew a lot of strength there that if you remain positive thinking and not influenced by negative thoughts that affect your genezingsproces.Ook about your environment that you poke into your back gives needed, it helps enormously with all. In short this is a letter from a very happy man!! Greetings, Mrs. H. (ed: we have full name and address of mrs. H and any response we send to her. You can send comments to:href = "mailto: redactie@kanker-actueel.nl"> editorial! cancer actueel.nl