I saw Dr. D. yesterday...she examined me and felt my pain. She couldn't understand why the CAT Scan showed an increase of fluid in the abdomen yet Radiology wouldn't drain anything.
They scheduled me for an appointment Thursday AM with Interventional Radiology (they're a step above Radiology...cooler toys). They will hopefully be able to find a good enough size pocket of fluid to drain this time. Better be...I can't imagine going much longer with all this engorgement and consistent pain. The only time I feel any comfort is flat on my back and asleep...so needless to say...I've been sleeping my life away.
We all know I'm full of it but there are certain reasons that may prevent them from following through with the procedure...it could be that the fluid is in various pockets and not one major area to tap into...or it could be that the fluid is entwined with a bunch of bowel loops making it too dangerous to go after. If Interventional Radiology denies our request...Dr. D. says the only other option would be to perform surgery on me again. She would go after the masses and anything else she could do to clean me up.
I'm a little freaked out about another surgery so soon...I just went under the knife at the end of July...the memories of that bad trip are still fresh in my mind. Right now, I'm looking for some drainage relief followed by chemo...then we can talk about another surgery on down the road.
So that's what we'll do...if they drain...it's business as usual...if they don't...I'm going under the knife...again.
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