For the last six weeks or so, Sandi has had two spots on the top of her head that have looked a little off. They had looked at them and thought they were nothing. Until yesterday, when they had suddenly grown massively in size and height and had become very painful.
The cancer doctor took one look at them and said they were Lymphomas. Cancer. No question. Not only did he see those two, he saw what he believes to be a third Lymphoma that has suddenly erupted in the back of her throat. This is on top of at least one he had diagnosed off of her CT scan. So, the count was four. Of the four, the one that would be the least complicated to get a sample from turned out to be the sinus one as the other ones would also involve the services of a plastic surgeon.
This morning, in the office of the ENT, he was able to get three samples from her sinus tumor. The doctor believes he got more than enough to determine which type of Lymphoma it is in there. He concurs with the current belief that the four tumors they know about are most likely all the same type of lymphoma.
This means the cancer is back and has returned with a vengeance.
He also concurs with the belief of her cancer doctors that, in all likelihood, she has multiple recurrent Lymphoma sites scattered elsewhere in her body. He supported the idea that the PET Scan is needed ASAP as he seems to agree that most likely there is other organ involvement and other horrible possibilities.
The biopsy went as well as possible. Without being graphic, she is having some drainage and some pain, but not nearly as much ans we feared. Things have slowly gotten a little better as the day has gone on. He plans to see her as a followup next Wednesday afternoon.
The PET Scan has to be done through the hospital and we have yet to hear when that is scheduled. The plan had been to have it no later than next Wednesday. All we know tonight is that it will not be tomorrow.
At this point, we see the ENT Wednesday afternoon for a followup.
After that, we are supposed to see the the cancer folks on Thursday morning for labwork and a doctor visit. While it was not officially schedules, we expect chemo to be started again at that time. We have no idea what treatment schedule will be undertaken, but they clearly feel a strong sense of urgency to get things underway as her situation has deteriorated markedly in the past month in multiple areas.
Friday morning we both are supposed to see our respective cardiologists. That meant be rescheduled depending on what happens Thursday.
This is all we know at this point. We both are exhausted from the stress of the last two days. On behalf of Sandi, thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and best wishes expressed here and elsewhere.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Home
Finally home and the news is not good. IVIG cancelled. We have an emergency appointment with the ENT for tomorrow morning at 8:30 am. After that I will know more.
At this point, just know that the cancer is back and in full scale multiple attack mode. She needs your thoughts and prayers more than ever.
I have no idea how much I am going to be around online. Please be patient.
At this point, just know that the cancer is back and in full scale multiple attack mode. She needs your thoughts and prayers more than ever.
I have no idea how much I am going to be around online. Please be patient.
Cancer Doc Visit
By the time this post appears, if things are going right, Sandi will be starting her IVIG infusion as we should have had the blood work and doc visit. Hopefully, we also know what the plan is for the biopsy for the new cancer.
Will update when we finally get home.
Will update when we finally get home.
Guest Post: Jeanne and Treadmill Books: Bad Luck Cat Mysteries
Starting
today, Jeanne of the Bookblog
of the Bristol Library is doing something new. I think it is a cool idea
and I think you will too.
Treadmill Books: Bad Luck Cat Mysteries
In my quest to get steps on my Fitbit, I vastly prefer
walking outside to walking on the treadmill, something I resort to only if it’s
too hot, too cold, too wet, or too dark to walk outside. To make the treadmill trudge bearable, I read
while walking. This means a book has to be entertaining without being too
demanding. If I’d rather walk than read, that is not a good book. On the other
hand, if the book is so enjoyable that I end up walking extra steps just so I can
read another chapter, then that is a fine book indeed.
Black Cat Crossing by Kay Finch
Aspiring author Sabrina Tate decides to take the plunge and
quit working a job she hates to focus on writing full time. The timing seems perfect: Sabrina’s Aunt Rowe in Lavender, Texas is on
crutches after a fall and needs someone to help manage her “Around the World”
themed rental cottages, and Sabrina needs a place to stay while she tries to
complete her first novel. It’s a
homecoming of sorts, since she’d spent a lot of time there growing up, but
apparently missed out on one of the local superstitions about a big black cat
who brings bad luck and has been doing so for decades. Sabrina doesn’t believe a word of it, of
course, but when she meets a cat fitting that description she decides she’d
best keep an eye out to prevent some trigger happy resident from ridding the
town of its “bad luck charm.”
Then the cat leads Sabrina to the body of an obnoxious
cousin, Bobby Joe Flowers. Since Bobby
Joe seemed to specialize in making enemies, there’s no shortage of
suspects. Unfortunately, one of the
strongest is Sabrina’s Aunt Rowe: Bobby
Joe had just announced that he was the rightful heir to Aunt Rowe’s cottages
and he intended to press his claim.
This debut book features a feisty senior citizen in Aunt
Rowe, a strong-willed Texas woman who isn’t going to let any conniving cousin
muscle in on her business, a mysterious black cat named Hitchcock, and a young
heroine who tends to frame events from an author’s standpoint. The plotting is competent and there is a nice
Texas flavor to books. It was fun seeing
Sabrina trying to incorporate parts of reality into the book she was writing,
but not so much the fretting about missing her self-imposed writing
deadlines. It just reminded me of all
the things I really should be doing other than reading.
I walked both this title and the follow-up, The Black Cat
Knocks on Wood. I’d rate them as
“treadmill average.” They kept me
walking, but just as soon as time was up, the book went down and wasn’t taken
up again until the next treadmill session.
I will pick up the
third in the series, The Black Cat Sees His Shadow, when it comes out in
June 2017, and give Sabrina another try.
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Out of the Gutter Online: Fatboy, by Paul Heatley
Out of the Gutter Online: Fatboy, by Paul Heatley: There are few things I love more than reading a noir book that has all the necessary components to be a kick-ass book. Books that have plot...
WELCOME TO HELL ~ by Glenn Walker: Mary Kills People
WELCOME TO HELL ~ by Glenn Walker: Mary Kills People: No matter what your point of reference is - angel of death, mercy killing, DNR, assisted suicide - it all comes down to the same thing. ...
Western Fictioneers: Nominees for the 7th Annual Peacemaker Awards for Westerns Published in 2016
Western Fictioneers: Nominees for the 7th Annual Peacemaker Awards for ...: Western Fictioneers (WF) is pleased to announce the Nominees for the seventh annual Peacemaker Awards for Western fiction published in...
Crime Time : A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY – John Irving
Crime Time : A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY – John Irving: It took me half a lifetime to read Moby Dick, with multiple stops and starts, each effort taking me a little further into the dense fore...
Monday, May 15, 2017
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cat with a Clue by Laurie Cass
Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cat with a Clue by Laurie Cass: Reviewed by Jeanne Librarian Minnie Hamilton is shelving early one morning when she discovers a woman lying in the aisle. Her...
WELCOME TO HELL ~ by Glenn Walker: Class
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Diabetes Doc
Today was Diabetes Doc time for Sandi. Things went okay. She wants the cancer doctor to run some blood tests for her, but that is a fairly routine occurrence. She has concerns, as she always does, and said to double check with her on whatever chemo is developed so that she can advise how to best handle things from her perspective. All in all, no surprises as things went as expected.
In other news---no word yet on the biopsy plan. We are still scheduled to see the cancer folks Wednesday for the doctor visit, lab work, and IVIG infusion.
In other news---no word yet on the biopsy plan. We are still scheduled to see the cancer folks Wednesday for the doctor visit, lab work, and IVIG infusion.
A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: INTERVIEW WITH M PEPPER LANGLINAIS PLUS INFO ON HE...
A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: INTERVIEW WITH M PEPPER LANGLINAIS PLUS INFO ON HE...: M Pepper Langlinais will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour. ...
TEXAS BOOK LOVER: Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR May 15-21
TEXAS BOOK LOVER: Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR May 15-21: Bookish events in Texas for the week of May 15-21, 2017: Special Events: Texas Design Week , Houston, May 14-19 Children's Book ...
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