Sunday, May 23, 2010

So we're back in the slammer...er..hospital

In the past 25 days, we have spent 6 at home. I don't like this pattern we have going on. On Friday Jason told me of some symptoms that he was having that we thought were relieved by the surgery. So I tried to call 2 different clinics and I did not get an answer back (it was Friday afternoon, is this a coincidence? you decide) I decided to go ahead and bring him up to the Er here at MDA. We were seen pretty quickly and they did an MRI. Not so hot of news. The tumor is growing and Jason is having nerve compression at the S2 nerve. They admitted him to start High Dose Steroids to try to help. We talked to the GU doc on call and a radiation oncologist. The options then were wait and see if the steroids and the chemo he had on Wednesday would do something, see about radiation, or do nothing. We decided a wait and see approach was best. Well we finally moved up to a room P413 (Saturday afternoon) and unfortunstely things kind of went down hill from there. Jason's "symptoms" got worse and we called the doctor and it was decided that since things were progressing so quickly that something had to be done and that radiation would be started on Sunday. So that brings us up to now. They do not have and GU radiation Oncologist on staff during the weekend so Monday Jason will have a more prescise dose of radiation. For today they went old school to target the are using xrays and previous images to pin down where to point the machine. He now has drawings and stickers back on his belly and groin area. I dont know if anyone saw these on him back in 2008 but in a sad way they are funny. Monday at 1 he will meet with the GU oncologist to do simulations and pinpoint exactly where the radiation needs to be focused to do the most good. There will be 15days of radiation, radiation is cumalative so we kinda have to wait for results. We have 1 day down and tomorrow is the next. The crazy thing is that it takes like 20 seconds for the radiation but 20 minutes for the set up. Oh well whatever works. He will not receive any Chemo while undergoing radiation. So I guess HDC(high dose chemo) will start in approximately 2 to 3 weeks. Pray that this works and helps to relieve Jason of some of these troubles. On a differet note Ronan is at the hospital right now( calm down, only because its Sunday and the doctor's office is closed). He apparently is running a fever and wont eat or drink anything. I know that they have given him so Motrin and Zofran(anti nausea) and that he is now in a room. So my heart is torn and I know I cant be in two different places at once and if Im going to spend time with Jason up here (which he needs) then I cant go to another hospital nor can I be around a fever burden Ronan. All that makes sense logically but it doesnt help my Momma heart. Im sure its just a virus, but ahhhh. Prayers welcome and most needed for J, Roo, and a stressed Kimmy!

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