Thursday, March 29, 2007

A Good Night & Bad Day!

Rene got a full night of sleep without any stomach issues or constipation! Let's see how today goes since she is not starting it off tired from the previous night.

New "Chemo Curve Balls"
  • The heavy breathing I spoke about in yesterday's blog turned out to be fluid in her lungs and abdomen
  • She was re-admitted to the hospital for inpatient instead of outpatient treatment
  • The double post that they put in her is getting a workout and she is not happy about it; it has not completely healed and she is still sore (both literal and figural)!
  • She found out that she is carrying 20 pounds of water weight because of this!
  • For those of you in the Valley, she is at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn, room 536, 480-882-6536
  • I expect her to stay in over the weekend
Tomorrow
  • They will deaden her nerves but not sedate her when they drain the fluid from her lungs and abdomen
  • They will use fine needles to perform this procedure
  • It will take a couple days to assess the fluid to ensure that no other complications exist
Additionally, we discovered a close friend from our hometown in Florida is having surgery tomorrow for breast cancer that was just discovered. Her mother and I will be trading "war stories" between Rene and Cassie as they recover!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Yeah! Gotta love a good night's sleep.

Ellie said...

PRAISE GOD!!!!!! A good nights sleep. You are in consistently in my prayers. GOD is with you, right along side of you both. Lean on HIM to be strengthened mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. See you soon, Hugs and Blessings, Ellie

Unknown said...

Be tough kiddo. Just imagine how you will feel when all of this is over. You will feel fantastic and come out the other end so so strong. --KJ