The HIPEC procedure is very risky. Once they’ve opened you up, they bathe the abdomen in chemotherapy and you stay under anesthesia and on the table for an extended period (close to 12 hours). The recovery becomes much more prolonged and difficult. Our oncologist wanted this procedure and surgeon was willing to do it but thankfully, my husband did his research and rejected it. We proceeded without it and I am happy to say that his treatment was a success and he is cancer free. As with everything medical, you must do your own research.
As with everything medical, you must do your own research.
Amen. A little knowledge is empowering. While I have not been in this particular situation (not yet, anyway), I have had enough interactions over the years to know that there are good doctors, there are great doctors, and there are know-it-alls who think that they know better than you do. I’ve had them all.
Thank God the percentage of know-it-alls has been small.