Busy week...lots of doctors appts! Update on Mom!

Lisa, Me, & Mom at Adriana's volleyball game.
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So with Mom & I both battling this cancer monster now, we have been spending a lot of time together at doc appts & tests! That's the good part!!

They believe that her liver cancer is secondary to another location but can't find it anywhere. Colonoscopy was negative. CT Chest showed some small nodules but they don't feel they are cancer, although Dr. Ghany believes this may be the most likey spot with her history of smoking. The abd MRI also showed a probable site on her biliary area but not conclusive enough. Breast was negative also. And she's had a hysterectomy so can't check there.

We originally thought she may get to be in a clinical trial at OSU as well but they don't have one to meet this criteria. So she will go to Galion every 3rd Tuesday to get Taxol & Carboplatin IV. She will then get an MRI after 6 wks to check growth (or hopefully shrinkage!)

There are other options down the road as well such as radiofrequency ablation and injecting chemo straight in to the tumor by catheter.

She is currently fighting a UTI and had a bad reaction to the vicodin she took for pain. Had hives all over and vomited 6 times. So I guess she has an allergy to vicodin now!! Doc gave her ultram in case she needs it. Although he said there is usually very little pain with liver cancer. I hope he's right on that! Pain is NO fun!!!

Hang in there Momma....we'll kick some cancer butt TOGETHER!!!!!