The clindomyacin finally moved out of his system, and thank God for that, as we were up every two hours for most of the week. That stuff not only gets rid of the bad bacteria in your system, it also eliminates the good as well. It left him drained and dehydrated but, fortunately, with the change to Flagyl, he's finally starting to come around.
Tomorrow we begin the 'beginning', if you will, of this process. Though the Oncologist had already peformed the CT scan and 3d tomography, it has to be repeated. Why, you might ask? Seems that Pop has fluid (pleural effusion) on his right lung (the one affected) and it needs to be drawn off.
(Side note: The fluid was there while he was in the hospital, but they needed it to build up and then drain it, so that they could differentiate between fluid and tumor.)
So, at 7am in the morning, we will be at BMH-Desoto for a new bronchoscopy and the insertion of a PleurX catheter. If the pulmonoligist leaves it in place, it will be incumbent on me to perform the drainage procedure as necessary. (Note: Since BMH-Desoto has wi-fi, I will update this blog as the process moves along.
If everything comes out OK tomorrow, then Tom will take him back to the cancer center at BMH for a new CT scan and tomography on Tuesday morning at 10am. At that point, they should re-mark his skin in an effort to pinpoint the targets for radiation.
To Pops credit, he is eating better. Tonight I prepared 'skillet chicken' and brussel sprouts. He was a proud member if the "clean plate club", for the first time in a while. Additionally, he has put a few pounds back on, from 192 to 198. Granted, that's not much, but it's better than it was.
As mentioned, I'll try to add to this blog from the hospital tomorrow.
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