The Spigotless Wonder!!

Well, guess what? I went in for the spigot install. The plan was to put in the pleurex catheter and then use it to drain the fluid that built up since my last abdominal tap which was 1 week ago. BUT... there was hardly any fluid buildup!! This is great news. It means that, at the very least, that the cancer treatment is doing some good and keeping things under control enough to prevent the fluid buildup. All the Drs and nurses were surprised and thrilled!!

After that, I went up to the oncology infusion center for 6 hours of in-hospital chemo treatments. Then they sent me home w/ a bag of chemo (5-FU) that I’ll do until Sat night. This is my second portable IV, so now wherever I go I’m carrying around two big shoulder bags of meds. It’s mostly ok, though, because so far “wherever I go” = “nowhere” I’ve been feeling pretty tired and nauseas, so I’ve mostly just slept since 9:30 last night (that’s why this blog is so late in coming).

Getting back to the spigot. Based on the overwhelming number of comments, I know that as exciting as the news of my lack of spigot is, the news you all were really hoping for would have been illustrated by this pic. Oh well.

Next week should be a normal week until Thursday when I have, hopefully, a CT scan (I’ve asked for one), and another round of chemo (Avastin). Thanks again for the continued prayers and support.