On Saturday (her birthday) she got really sick and we took her to the hospital. They did a CAT scan and found that there were blood clots in her liver which is what they think is contributing to all of the sickness. Because of the clots in her liver, it is causing the liver to secrete fluid into the stomach. Sunday and Monday were horrible days and she was really sick. On Tuesday they drained 6 liters off of her stomach! That's three 2 liter coke bottles! I can't imagine what that felt like. They also went in on Tuesday and did a nerve block where they basically destroyed the nerve root that the tumor was pressing on that was causing so much pain. This really helped with her pain level and she hasn't had to have as much pain medication. The pain is under control, but the blood clots are not just yet.
Wednesday rolled around and she was feeling much better. Things were looking good and the Dr. said that she could probably go home on Thursday and then go in for her Chemo treatment Thursday afternoon. Then Wednesday night took us back down the hill and her stomach started filling back up and she was getting sick again. Thursday morning she called me and my dad in tears and it was a pretty emotional day. They drained her stomach again and this time drained 3 liters after only a day and a half. Today (Friday) was a a pretty rough day again. She can't keep anything down so they have taken her off all foods and liquids and are trying to calm her stomach down. She can't even take any medicine in pill form so either she gets it through her IV or she doesn't.
All of these medications are so hard to keep up with and understand. Really all of this is so hard to understand. When you are in a hospital, its natural to think that these are the doctors and they are going to fix this. When they can't, its hard to justify why. It's hard to accept that they are doing all they can and it induces more anger and frustration. They didn't give her the chemo yesterday or today and it has now been pushed back to Monday. This frustrates me even more because I am ready to fight this battle and we aren't even getting the chance to do that. We just need prayers that they get these blood clots under control and let her get back to her fight. She has to give herself a shot in the stomach twice a day now to help try to dissolve the blood clots. She just needs a break. Some good luck. Something on her side right now. She just looks miserable and I can't imagine how she feels.
Please pray for a quick recovery. I am staying overnight with her, so tomorrow I hope to have better news.
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