I went for my follow up with the surgeon today (surgeon #2 – the one subbing for my regular one while she is on vacation), and thankfully he pulled out the drain from my stomach with the bag. The good news? The pathology on the abcess fluid came back, finally, and there were no malignancies […]
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*sigh* I was holding off on posting this, as I was hoping it would “go away”. But so many readers, as well as my family and friends, are probably wondering why my presence has been erratic. There was the funeral, of course. Everything related to that has taken it’s toll, and now I am just
Well, my MIL passed away this evening. They stopped the life support measures (blood transfusions and IV fluids) and put her on comfort measures this evening. She went very peacefully in her sleep very shortly after. For those I know who live nearby, I will be getting details out as soon as I can (tomorrow
Well, my MIL is still hanging in. They should have, if not already, switched over to comfort care rather than trying to fix things. Her kidneys started failing last I heard. The doctors said she is having a steady moderate loss of blood, and her blood pressure is very low. But, they said she might
Since the last time I posted about her, she was released from the hospital. And admitted again. And released again. Last week she went to Robert Wood Johnson to meet with the pancreatic cancer specialist. They actually are not too clear on whether it is true pancreatic cancer, or duodenal (sp?) cancer. However, either way
My mother-in-law is back in the hospital. It does not look good…she was vomiting blood and bile. Rewind a bit… She saw the oncologist, and they sent her for a CT scan. Basically, at this point, her treatment plan all will depend on whether the cancer has spread to her lungs. If it has, she
Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Things have been kinda hectic around here. I went back to work, as previously announced, on August 24th. I’m very tired and sore, but coping. Hopefully I can get back into the swing of things. The kids went back to school on August 31st. This year, all three
Well, my surgery is finally scheduled! Well, for the hernia repair, at least. Looks like this will not be a combo surgery, after all, and the adrenal gland will have to be addressed at another time. The hernia surgery will be on Tuesday the 21st. (I got to go for pre-admission stuff tomorrow.) At least I won’t
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I am still waiting to hear back from the doctors. I called today to find out what is going on. The receptionist is going to try to speed things along, which is good because I am in a lot of pain, more so that usual. Also, I was vomiting again on Monday… I did have
Well, the good news is we got Brian’s parents pretty much moved in yesterday. The bad news is his mother ended up in the hospital this morning. A bit of background: Back in December, Brian’s mother kinda collapsed. His dad called 911, and then let Brian know they were on their way to the hospital
