Hello.
Just got back from the doctor's visit. Things went very well even though they don't have the final pathology report yet (should have that tomorrow).
Jim's incision is healing so well that the hole doesn't need to be packed anymore. They've placed tape pulling both sides together and it's supposed to finish closing by itself. That's a relief, no more dressing changes...
The doctor thinks that Jim has a better than 80% chance of not having the cancer come back (will have a better idea with the pathology report). However, he does want Jim to undergo a 6-month chemotherapy treatment (which kind we should also know tomorrow). The chemo will improve Jim's odds of beating the cancer by more than 10% (so with the 80% we're looking at 90% or better). The chemo won't be started for 1-2 months. Tomorrow they should also be getting us a name of a medical onocologist near where Jim lives, who will perform the chemo treatment.
His next appointment with St Agnes will be in July after he has his CT scan done. So Jim's left with 7 more blood thinner shots (that he gives himself) and 3 more Procrit shots (to be done by his local doctor's office). He will still be taking iron supplements and multivitamins... but that's do-able.
So Jim's not done yet, but the odds are favorable that this will be the one time he needs to go through all of this. : )
I'll update tomorrow with the final pathology report result and chemo treatment.
1 comment:
Hang in there! How crazy that you still don't have the pathology reports. So much anxious waiting. Hopefully that means they are having a really hard time finding anything bad.
Thanks for blogging, even when you must be worn out and want to curl up.
Those of us on the Modern Coast wanted to call, but didn't want to interrupt sleep or late night hot cocoa.
; )
Keska AND "Lizytish"
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