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A lot has happened since I last posted on this topic. I try not to post too often because this is a hockey forum and a place to escape.
Given the fact that I've put it out there that my wife's been in hospital I figured I better not leave you all hanging like that.
I'll start with the results of the latest CT scan. It showed no new growth but, her blood work indicated that the cancer was growing so she was referred to Montreal to join the trial she's excited about getting into. Her appointment was scheduled for this past Wednesday however, she finally let me bring her to hospital Monday afternoon duee to pain vomiting and not being able to pass gas or have a bowel movement. She spent three days in observation in the emergency department as she waited for a room to open up. On the second night she had a nasogastric tube put in her nose, down her throat and into her stomach to relieve the pressure on the bowels. The amazing part is she put the tube into her nose and down her throat before the nurse took over. She's doing well now, the tube is out and she's on a liquid diet right now and a low dose steroid to keep the bowels from getting inflamed and closing up again. She looks like she may be discharged in a day or two and already has her appointment in Montreal rescheduled.
In other news: her oncologist has been uncooperative and down right awful to the point where my wife would feel hopeless after an appointment with her. The director of the gyny-onc program has taken her on as a patient and said this isn't the first time she heard this and is embarrassed by this. Natasha will provide her with details in writing so that the director can pursue this and affect a real change for the better.
Given the fact that I've put it out there that my wife's been in hospital I figured I better not leave you all hanging like that.
I'll start with the results of the latest CT scan. It showed no new growth but, her blood work indicated that the cancer was growing so she was referred to Montreal to join the trial she's excited about getting into. Her appointment was scheduled for this past Wednesday however, she finally let me bring her to hospital Monday afternoon duee to pain vomiting and not being able to pass gas or have a bowel movement. She spent three days in observation in the emergency department as she waited for a room to open up. On the second night she had a nasogastric tube put in her nose, down her throat and into her stomach to relieve the pressure on the bowels. The amazing part is she put the tube into her nose and down her throat before the nurse took over. She's doing well now, the tube is out and she's on a liquid diet right now and a low dose steroid to keep the bowels from getting inflamed and closing up again. She looks like she may be discharged in a day or two and already has her appointment in Montreal rescheduled.
In other news: her oncologist has been uncooperative and down right awful to the point where my wife would feel hopeless after an appointment with her. The director of the gyny-onc program has taken her on as a patient and said this isn't the first time she heard this and is embarrassed by this. Natasha will provide her with details in writing so that the director can pursue this and affect a real change for the better.
