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, February 20, 2012

January 25th 

1/25/12 - Wednesday 
Oncologist appointment - Dr. Muhammad Isa
Dr. Isa was very nice, but also concerned when he examined mom. 
In less than 24 hours, she went totally jaundice. She literally 
looked like a yellow smurf. He explained that if he had to put 
a time limit on what he thought she would have, he said that 
left untreated she had 3-6 months. The doctor wanted to do blood 
labs to check her liver function. If her liver function has 
decreased significantly she will be hospitalized. He said that
he would be calling her once he got the blood test results.
Mom had a chest CT and bloodwork before we left.
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