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back from Omaha, again...

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Circled is the left lobe of the liver. This piece would eventually grow to become a full sized organ, if all goes to plan. It has a few tumors throughout, but manageable via wedge resections. Here you will see my largest tumor, outlined in red. 6-7CM. Note the IVC (inferior vena cava), and next to it, the 2CM tumor outlined in red. This needs to be dealt with before it grows into the IVC . UPDATE: 1 year of scans was "officially" reviewed. It appears as though the tumor growth is stable in the liver, that is, minimal. So, that's good. Also, another NET patient asked me about the possibility for future resections after the liver takes its new form (post 2nd surgery). The answer, from what I have been told: You are limited in some cases, but you can still resect if necessary. RFA, Spheres, etc. is a more likely option though... Also, if all goes to plan, the liver grows back to its full size and you have a 100% functional liver & tissue. Dr. Botha showed me an exampl...

people in front of houses...

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I've been meaning to post some of the images I found in Omaha during our last trip. This is a great albumin piece, about 6x10 mounted on board. I've been slowly amassing a new sub-collection of photographs of "people in front of their homes..." I think it's a great little window into how we use the camera, pose, and link our property with identity . I'll be writing and posting more about this later... but for now, just absorbing it.