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Charlie is out of school. I am working. Hubby has his normal blood work appointment this afternoon in preparation for chemo tomorrow. He is anemic and the oncologist is watching his iron levels closely. If Hubby’s iron level drops below a 9 she won’t proceed with chemo unless he gets a blood transfusion. I suggested he start taking an […]
Last week Hubby had Round 3 of chemo along with his second iron treatment. Round 2 and 3 of chemo went pretty well. The only side effect from the chemo itself has been tingling and numbness in Hubby’s fingertips. Hubby is scheduled for a total of 4 Iron IV sessions. Dr. C gave Hubby […]
Hubby’s second round of Chemotherapy starts today. He will spend 6-8 hours in the office and have 2 days of chemo at home with a portable pump. This will be every other Tuesday – Thursday for the next 6 months. We met with the liver specialist last week. He went over the options for removal […]
A word of caution or warning for all my friends and readers – call your and your spouse’s insurance company plus employer HR to see what is required for you to access your spouse’s information (or vice versa) in the event they are incapacitated or there is a health care emergency. I know this is […]
The PET scan went fine. We met with oncologist last Tuesday to review the test results. The spot on the liver is definitely cancer which makes this officially Stage 4 colon cancer. Since the cancer has already spread, Dr. C wants to start chemo immediately. Luckily Hubby was able to get a portacath put in […]
