After all this withdrawal, nausea, pain, suffering, Tom is back on the Percocet and then some. He has been having terrible pain that we thought was part of the withdrawal. Last night was so bad, that we ended up in the ER this morning. A CAT scan showed that the cancer that remained after the surgery had grown and the pain was likely due to the enlarged lymph nodes pushing on a nerve. Tom has also been coughing a lot, so they did an x-ray of his chest and found some stuff in there as well. The Doc said that it's not a typical cancer pattern and hopefully it is just some sort of infection, so he'll be on antibiotics for a while. As long as Tom was here they decided to check him in, pump him full of pain meds and do the first chemo in the hospital. Often the fast growing cancer will respond fast to the chemo too, hopefully this stuff will shrink up quickly. The new Oncology wing at St. Vincent's is really nice, the rooms are huge and the nurses are great so far. They have a guy that makes milkshakes on request and it's way closer to home.
A happier ending to a pretty scary day.
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Hey Campbells!
ReplyDeleteY'all are so brave. Thank you for this post. I'm sending my BIGGEST brain waves to you. Just for the record, Cancer sucks. But I'm thrilled to hear their is a milkshake barrista. Every hospital needs one. Glad you got through this extra rollercoaster ride. Hey, I'm scheduled as a "foodie" next week meaning "meal provider." Any requests from the boys? Keep doing what you're doing. Amazing & inspiring. Love, love, love, Claud
Jan and Tom,
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to you both as you battle this invader. I'm thinking of you so often, and will pop some food in the freezer this weekend.
Laura F