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".

Monday, May 7, 2012

Day 7 in the hospital

5/7/12 - Monday

Here we are, day 7. Mom is still in a lot of pain. They will be taking her to surgery before 2pm today to drain the fluid on her abdomen. We hope this will help ease the pain.
Tomorrow they are going to do a pain block. They will sever the nerves that serve her liver. This will help prevent this from happening as her condition worsens.
We will probably do a feeding tube unless she feels that She can drink and eat on her own.
I pray that after tomorrow she will be out of this severe pain and able to gain some strength and go home.
Please Jesus, perform a miracle and heal my mother. She has so much to offer. Amen
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