September 7, 2020

Progression

Internal Medicine, Oncology, Palliative Care and Anesthesiology are working to get Jen’s pain under control. A Lidocaine infusion is a possibility. IV Dilaudid is doing the heavy lifting right now. Until they get her meds right, Jen is on oxygen to keep her pulse ox numbers up.

The ER doctor’s findings have been shared with Jen’s medical team. Dr. Shasti (Orthopaedic Surgery) reviewed the CT scans and says, “there is not a surgical fix for the problem.”

Dr. Irwin (Oncology, Dr. Sarma’s partner) compared the scans taken in July to the ones done over the weekend. She says she’s not overly concerned. The progress is what she would have expected.

Despite the disease progression and questions of effectiveness, Dr. Irwin thinks chemotherapy remains the right course. 

Jen and I are considering our options.

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