We are at the Philadelphia airport waiting for our flight home!
I am feeling great today! I am still a little sore and I have some lingering heartburn, but that is a small price to pay. I just keep telling myself that the pain is due to the drugs going to work and killing those cancer cells! Billy has been taking great care of me and we are excited to get back home to Charleston.
My next appointments are scheduled for December 5th and 6th.
11/05/2011
11/04/2011
Sleeping Beauty
Sorry for the late post...it's been a long day for the both of us.
Kenan checked in at 6:30 this morning. She changed into her gown and we played a heated game of "words with friends" then they were ready for her at 8:30 am. This is when I get to eat breakfast with Betty White (our favorite Holiday Inn Express worker).
Dr. Gonsalves came out at 11:15 to tell me how the procedure went. The last procedure she treated the right liver lobe and used 2 arteries, which took 90 mins. This procedure she treated the left lobe. The procedure lasted 2 hrs and she used 2 new arteries and 1 from last time. This also means that she administered 1.5 times the drug (Kenan is a tough cookie)!
The hardest part is the 6 hours of bed rest that follows the procedure. 5:15pm was the magic number that the Dr. gave me in the recovery room for the end of bed rest. Kenan made it! She slept 5.5 hrs which made it a little better, but still not an easy task.
Now she is off of bed rest but the drug is giving her bad stomach pains. The left side of the liver is very close to your GI tract so when they administer the medicine it can cause terrible heartburn/stomach pains. She is getting pain meds and sleeping so she will be ready for discharge around 9am tomorrow.
We thank everyone for the kind words and can't wait to get back home. No picture this time...hospital doesn't have wifi (boooo).
Love
Kenan and Billy
Kenan checked in at 6:30 this morning. She changed into her gown and we played a heated game of "words with friends" then they were ready for her at 8:30 am. This is when I get to eat breakfast with Betty White (our favorite Holiday Inn Express worker).
Dr. Gonsalves came out at 11:15 to tell me how the procedure went. The last procedure she treated the right liver lobe and used 2 arteries, which took 90 mins. This procedure she treated the left lobe. The procedure lasted 2 hrs and she used 2 new arteries and 1 from last time. This also means that she administered 1.5 times the drug (Kenan is a tough cookie)!
The hardest part is the 6 hours of bed rest that follows the procedure. 5:15pm was the magic number that the Dr. gave me in the recovery room for the end of bed rest. Kenan made it! She slept 5.5 hrs which made it a little better, but still not an easy task.
Now she is off of bed rest but the drug is giving her bad stomach pains. The left side of the liver is very close to your GI tract so when they administer the medicine it can cause terrible heartburn/stomach pains. She is getting pain meds and sleeping so she will be ready for discharge around 9am tomorrow.
We thank everyone for the kind words and can't wait to get back home. No picture this time...hospital doesn't have wifi (boooo).
Love
Kenan and Billy
11/03/2011
Treatment #2 tomorrow!
Billy and I just arrived at our hotel in Philly! Thanks to some very generous donations we were able to fly up here and stay at our hotel for free. Thank you, thank you! It made our trip so much easier.
I check into the hospital at 6:30 am for my next round of immunoembolization. Dr. Gonsalves and her team will treat the rest of my liver and I will spend the night so they can observe me. Billy will send an update tomorrow once I get out!
Now, we are off to try a new restaurant and enjoy and evening together!
I check into the hospital at 6:30 am for my next round of immunoembolization. Dr. Gonsalves and her team will treat the rest of my liver and I will spend the night so they can observe me. Billy will send an update tomorrow once I get out!
Now, we are off to try a new restaurant and enjoy and evening together!
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