Hubby Update – 2nd Round of Chemo starts today

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 […]

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PSA – HIPAA and Emergencies

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 […]

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Hubby update – Stage 4 colon cancer

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 […]

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Hubby Update

Mr. Grumpy Gus is doing better. As of Saturday night he was taken off the morphine 24/7 pump. On Sunday they removed the DIY morphine pump. His bowels are slowly returning to a new “normal” and functioning better. This means on Sunday Hubby was switched to a liquid diet. Not necessarily clear liquids either as he was […]

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On the positive side….

Today Hubby was downgraded and will be able to move to a regular room as soon as one becomes available. What is it about holidays and people dying or needing to be in the hospital? I swear every stinkin’ holiday the hospital is always full and compassion calls at work increase. The ventilator tube was […]

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