Been researching and learning about Jeffs Treatment. He will be awake,very minimal if any Hospital stay & he should be able to resume usual activities within a few days (two percent of patients will still have pain a week following ablation) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What are the advantages of Ablation? • Effective treatment for small cancers • Minimally invasive, with no large skin incision • Minimal risk to patient • Typically little or no pain • Minimal hospital stay • Can be repeated if new cancer appears What can the patient expect? Image-guided, minimally invasive procedures such as radiofrequency or cryoablation are most often performed by a specially trained interventional radiologist in our interventional radiology suite. Ablation is often done on an outpatient basis. Ablation is performed using a small needle electrode that is inserted through the skin and into the tumor. Using imaging-guidance, the interventional radiologist will insert the needle electrode through the skin and advance it to the site of the tumor. For a large tumor, it may be necessary to do multiple ablations to ensure no tumor tissue is left behind. Will I be put out (be under general anesthesia) for Ablation? No. This procedure is done under local anesthesia. Most of the patients also receive intravenous sedation, which makes the procedure easier to tolerate. The amount of sedation given generally depends upon the patient tolerance. It is necessary for you to be awake enough to communicate easily with the physician during the procedure. However, some patients receive enough sedation that they have amnesia and cannot always remember parts or all of the actual procedure. What is the recovery time? Pain immediately following ablation can be controlled by pain medication given through intravenous (IV) or intramuscular (IM) injection. Afterward, any mild discomfort can be controlled by oral pain medications. The patient should be able to resume usual activities within a few days. Only about two percent of patients will still have pain a week following radiofrequency ablation.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 02:50:29 +0000
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