Postponed

The Ann arbor trip has been postponed to the 18th. Mercy has not yet sent the CT scan over to Ann arbor so it would be pointless for us to go until they have that and can give us the results along with the blood test results...  So we are going into the ER today.  We are going to go to the ER at Mercy, where we usually go anyway, and hopefully someone can look at the CT scan and let us know what the hell is going on. 

FYI: we have to get the CT scans done locally from now on because Brian's insurance comoany does not cover radiology at U of M anymore.

Pain

Brian has been in nonstop pain for the last month. He gets a new CT scan on Friday and we see the oncologist on the 11th. We are anxious to find out what's going on..

Checkup with Campbell

Ca 19-9 is 5372

An xray was done on his abdomen to check for an obstruction. Thankfully there is not one so we just need to get his constipation under control then we will be getting new blood work in 3 weeks. 

We are not upset about the new number because over the last couple of weeks bri has not done as much of the treatments as he should have bc he was not feeling up to it.

Stent change

Brought Bri to the er yesterday and they kept him overnight. He is now (3/1/16 1:00pm) prepped and ready to have his stent replaced. 

HAHA. Bri just said to me..

Ugh, I've been bored for two days!  Ive almost been here 24 hours!

Update 4:42pm

Everything went great. The stent was not replaced but was plugged and so it was cleaned out. He can go home after he is more awake and alert. He will need a couple of days to rest and recover. 

Interesting & Exciting News

Yesterday Brian had a new blood draw, which they always do before you start chemo treatments, and his CA 19-9 number is down from 8700 to 4100 BEFORE any chemo treatments!  We are so excited for this news!  The oncologist gave us the go ahead to keep up with the alternative treatments we are doing at home so long as the numbers are going down.
For those of you who want to know, Brian is doing high dose intravenous vitamin c treatments and edible marijuana (decarboxylation is very important).  Also, it is strongly suggested that Indica strains are used.  These treatments were started Feb 3rd, right after his last CT scan and blood draw.

CA 19-9 Screenshot

New scans and canceled ablation

Brian got a new CT scan today and we saw the oncologist.  His CA 19-9 levels have gone up  to 8700.  The tumor on his pancreas has grown by .5 cm.  The liver lesion has not changed.  The oncologist has decided that the ablation would not benefit Brian so he has canceled it and Brian is to start back on chemo within the next week or two.