Getting set for the start of chemotherapy

It spent Tuesday afternoon at the Veterans Hospital in Madison meeting with my oncologist and Palliative Care team relating to my recently diagnosed Stage 4 liver cancer.

 Joined by my daughter Kimberlee and son-in-law Christopher, Dr. Leal further explained her dianosis and allowed us to view the Pet-Scan photos of the tumors in my liver.   

 She talked about the importance of starting my chemotherapy treatments.

 Next up will be a procedure to surgically place a a “port” in my chest.

 During cancer treatment, my health care team needs access to my veins to give my treatments including chemotherapy, blood transfusions, antibiotics, or intravenous (IV) fluids. They will also need to take frequent samples of my blood for testing. To make these procedures easier, Dr. Lean  ordered the insertion of a special medical device inside my chest.

 The procedure is scheduled for Tuesday morning with my chemotherapy to begin Tuesday afternoon.

 One day at a time!