Introduction

Welcome to my blog about my mom, Loretta, and our journey through learning of her cancer and treatment.

Just a little background. Mom is 61 and hadn't been to a doctor in about 18 years until this past June 2011. The reason for this is due to the surmountable cost of insurance, even when your spouse has insurance it can be cost prohibitive.
So, Mom finally got approved by JPS in June and it was a good thing too, she had Basil cell carcinoma on the bridge of her nose. She underwent surgery to remove the tumor and plastic surgery reconstruction. She also has high blood pressure and Thyroid problems. We thought she was finally getting the attention she was missing and was going to be OK. Boy were we mistaken.
Mom started having some abdominal pain the first of January 2012. After talking with her and the pain getting worse, she finally agreed that she needed to go to the clinic or ER.
The following blog posts chronicle the events since then. Future posts will continue to explain treatment, issues concerning her condition and general comments.
I appreciate you taking the time to learn about what it means to be diagnosed and this type of cancer. Mom has been a trooper so far, she says "I'll beat this".

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Leaking Bile!

4-19-12 Thursday

Mom called last night and needed a ride home. She went to the bowling alley with dad to see her friends and started feeling very nauseous.
I changed her dressing on the bile drain bag and mom tells me it's been leaking lately.
7am this morning she calls and says she wants to go to ER for them to fix the drain. We got here at 8:45 am and we are just now in IR where they do the procedures. Doctor thinks it may be clogged due to the tumor.
They will be doing a check on the drain and probably replacing it.
As I thought, they replaced the drain with the largest one they have. Doctor said that it was all clogged up, probably due to the tumor and that this will keep happening. He then gave me the direct number to the IR department so that we don't have to go through the ER for this type of a thing.
It seems that every time we do something we get one more piece of the puzzle to allow us to get where we need to be faster.
Mom was released from the ER around 4:15. She's safe at home now feeling much better.
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