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".

Friday, April 13, 2012

New Stent

4/13/12 Friday

We signed in at the registration desk at 7am this morning for Mom's stent replacement or new stent. We really don't know what the plan will be until the Dr gets in there. Mom's hopeful that they will remove her bile drain bag as well.

Update:
Mom was in surgery an hour and then the Dr came and got me to explain what he did. They were able to pass the drain through the stent this time to provide better drainage. Her right side is the only side that is draining. The left side is compromised by the tumor. If her bilirubin counts don't go down, it's possible that they will install another drain on her left side.
Let's hope and pray they don't have to do the left drain.

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