irenec&#39;s blog https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/irenec/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2009-06-26T13:08:58Zhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/irenec/posts/octreotide-treatment-for-thymoma2009-06-26T12:08:58Z2009-06-26T12:08:58ZI was diagnosed with inoperable invasive thymoma (Stage III C) in October 2007, and underwent 6 rounds of chemo which shrank the tumour by about a quarter. Unfortunately my latest scan in June showed that it is growing again. My consultant has arranged for me to have an octreotide scan, to see if we could use this therapy to control the thymoma from here. I will be getting the results next week. I know absolutely nothing about this treatment and wondered whether anyone has any experience they might share with me. Any information about side effects, impact on day to day life, etc. would be very welcome. I&#39;d also be keen to hear from anyone else who has unresectable thymoma - I know it&#39;s rare, but it would be good to share experiences. As I&#39;m new to What Now, I&#39;m not sure whether I should be posting this as a blog or contributing to one of the forums, but I hope someone will put me right if I haven&#39;t got the hang of this yet.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=228258&AppID=23539&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember