Our trip to Sloan-Kettering yesterday was a good one. We didn't get any unexpected, or surprising, news - which is always a good thing when you're dealing with cancer!
Dr. Meng did send Chris for a "detailed" liver CT scan up at the main hospital. This scan will let the interventional radiologists at Sloan know if Chris a candidate for a procedure call a hepatic embolization. Essentially, it's a procedure that stops the blood flow to the tumors in the liver. The idea is that without blood, the tumor's can't continue to grow. The hope is that the tumors will begin to shrink and will also prevent new tumors from growing for a good period of time.
They also gave Chris a prescription for an anti-nausea medication, which we're hoping will help with his stomach pain/discomfort, which is still his biggest complaint.
Both Dr. Meng and Dr. D. feel that the stomach issues could be a side effect from the monthly injections he's been receiving. Dr. Meng suggested lowering the dosage of that monthly shot to see if that helps to alleviate some of Chris's symptoms.
So, all in all, this has been a good week for us! The biggest reason for that is due to the amazing support system we have in all of you and due to all of the prayers you've been sending up for Chris. We can't thank you enough for them and hope that you'll keep them coming!
Our next steps are waiting on the stomach biopsy results from the Endoscopy on Tuesday and waiting to hear if Chris is an embolization candidate. From there, we'll figure out our next steps to getting Chris feeling A LOT better, and back on track to that long, happy, normal life that we plan on living together!!
***And on a side note, if you've been wondering where all the pictures have been lately, my adorable toddler dropped my camera and shattered my 50mm lens last week. Having to go back to using the kit lens makes my heart weep. I suppose I'll eventually suck it up and throw that bad boy back on my camera, but until that 50mm has been replaced, photos might be a bit scarce for a little while!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
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