Ablation appointment

Brian has been scheduled for Feb 5th at 6 am for Radio Frequency Ablation.  They will keep him overnight.

Finally heard back from the U of M

I finally got a call today from the U of M. The liver tumor board approved Radiofrequency Ablation for Brian liver lesion. They will be calling me within the next week to set up his appointment for the procedure. That means it will be another couple of months break from chemo. Brian is very happy about that:)

This is a one time procedure that they are hoping will take care of the lesion in his liver.

He has been feeling quite good the last few days but the few days before that he was not feeling good at all. He also has an appointment to have his stent checked to make sure it's still working properly.  That is something that has to be done every 3 to 4 months. 

Thank you all so much for all the blessings and prayers!  We will take all of that we can get. 

New scans and treatment plan

Both the tumor in the pancreas and the lesion in the liver are stable, meaning they have not grown or shrunk at all.  His CA 19–9 has gone from 200 to 336.   The oncologist is taking this information to the tumor board to talk to them about starting radiation on the lesion in his liver.  We will find out by Monday whether or not they approve the radiation. Otherwise he will begin chemo. 

Break

It has been two weeks since Brian's last chemo treatment.  It is so nice to be on break from chemo because now he seems to feel better and better every day, aside from mild pain and being a little tired here and there.  We are really going to enjoy the next couple of months!  I know it will go by so fast..

Finally..

So after a full week of brian being sick and in pain and three er visits I finally have him relaxed and pain free and he slept good last night!  

Im hoping that it stays this way! 

No complications

All tests look good. So we are not sure why the pain is worse. Brian thinks its gas. He has thought that all along but the doc wanted to make sure it wasnt something else..  Now, to figure how to pass it consistantly.  Ugh. Nothing seems to work..

Update:
 I think that having a procedure done and chemo in the same week may have been too much for him.  The chemo affected him worse this week than it ever has.  He was throwing up Monday and Tuesday.  We called the oncologist and Brian is officially on break from chemo.  We will be going back to the
U of M in November to get new scans and blood work and find out when he will start chemo again.

Complications

Brian’s pain has been worse since the procedure.  He has been in the er 3 times over the last week. He has an appt tomorrow for a new ct scan. Hopefully we can figure out what the issue is.