Thought I would update you all on what has been happening with my hubby.
He finished Ipi infusion #4 on 2/6/12. Admitted to hospital on 2/17/12 with ipi induced colitis. Five day hospital visit.
Wednesday we visited with a liver specialist as his liver enzymes continue to escalate.
Fast forward to today. Hospital admission #2. Liver biopsy performed an hour ago. Likely he has ipi induced hepatoxicity.
Thought I would update you all on what has been happening with my hubby.
He finished Ipi infusion #4 on 2/6/12. Admitted to hospital on 2/17/12 with ipi induced colitis. Five day hospital visit.
Wednesday we visited with a liver specialist as his liver enzymes continue to escalate.
Fast forward to today. Hospital admission #2. Liver biopsy performed an hour ago. Likely he has ipi induced hepatoxicity.
CT scans from a week ago now show 5 hot spots on spine and right pelvic region. We are planning to do a bone biopsy once they get the liver functioning properly. Dr. all but assured us that there is no more immunotherapy for him. If the spots show up as melanoma, pretty sure it is chemotherapy. What at this point I don't know.
I am at a loss. The spots weren't there in November when he did his scans to get into the ipi trial. That concerns his dr.
Pray that we have a short hospital stay. Our youngest son's 9th birthday is tomorrow and we are in the hospital 3 1/2 hours away.
barb
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