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- October 30, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Melanoma presents in nasty and unpredictable ways. Yesterday my wife had severe headache and it couldn’t be controlled through pain meds, especially when she became nauseous. When you are multi-symptomatic and have multiple areas of cancer involvement and treatment its really hard to figure out cause and effect. Eventually I got her to ER, where a CT scan revealed overly large ventricles due to excess spinal fluid – water on the brain. After a horrible pain filled evening she’s now resting and the pain is under control through IV drip.So our Sunday now turns to how to relieve the pressure (lumbar tap?), what is causing it (cancer cells in spinal fluid, one of her new tumors?), and how to address (different chemo, direct chemo to spinal fluid, shunt to drain fluid). Difficult issues the neurosurgeon, neurologist and oncologist will tackle. Its complicated by her low blood counts from chemo.
An ugly turn of events.
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- October 30, 2011 at 3:34 pm
I really feel for the two of you, this really does not want to give her a break.
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- October 30, 2011 at 8:09 pm
So many prayers for her relief and a solution!
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- October 30, 2011 at 8:09 pm
So many prayers for her relief and a solution!
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- October 30, 2011 at 8:09 pm
So many prayers for her relief and a solution!
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- October 30, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Just another post of caring and concern over your wife's situation. I think someone has said it best that there just doesn't seem to be a break coming your way. I offer my prayers for your wife, and for her medical team's guidance to help her, to gain some kind of control ahead of this cruel beast.
Carol A – Stage III
Amherst, NY
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- October 30, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Just another post of caring and concern over your wife's situation. I think someone has said it best that there just doesn't seem to be a break coming your way. I offer my prayers for your wife, and for her medical team's guidance to help her, to gain some kind of control ahead of this cruel beast.
Carol A – Stage III
Amherst, NY
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- October 30, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Just another post of caring and concern over your wife's situation. I think someone has said it best that there just doesn't seem to be a break coming your way. I offer my prayers for your wife, and for her medical team's guidance to help her, to gain some kind of control ahead of this cruel beast.
Carol A – Stage III
Amherst, NY
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