Well, friends, here’s the info we’ve got so far today. The CT scan shows disease progression. Almost all the “target lesions” (specific nodules of cancer they’ve been tracking) show some growth. There are now a few lesions in Val’s liver, as well. Evidently this is typical of non-small cell cancer Continue Reading
the daily routine
Consisting of: Physical therapy at the pool (Deborah). So many kind folks at that pool. Today a woman I’ve never met cheered me on the progress I’ve made in walking since she joined the pool in February. Haircut (Deborah) by excellent former library colleague turned talented stylist. Trade Oaxaca tips Continue Reading
home & sleeping
Val is home, full of blood thinners, exhausted, and sleeping. Doing okay. Not excited about giving herself daily blood-thinner shots in the stomach. 🙁 Blood thinners suck, but word is that folks with lung cancer are susceptible to blood clots, and now that Val’s had one, they want to make Continue Reading
okay so far
Surgery to remove the port last night was successful. Val is awake this morning but “drugged to the gills” and feeling cruddy. No bleeding! Incision looks good. She is on the blood thinner Heparin. There are some risks with that, because of the cancer, but the risks must be taken Continue Reading
today’s amusements
Challenges: Val’s port shows has been showing signs of infection. The end of the suture has been a bit puffy and red from the outset, but up to now they just encouraged her to swab it with antiseptic stuff. It’s been bugging her more this week (not to mention the Continue Reading