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About ready to scream, been bad month
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 12, 2020 | Replies (54)Comment receiving replies
he is back in radiation day 3 yesterday he had to have new scans and be re-assessed on radiation dosage it had tripled in size besides fully being open... was 2nd time I have seen it directly and fully... it looks as big as a soft ball resembles an erupted volcano and has 2-3 round pencil sized deep holes where it is seeping/draining... today the gave us A supply of non stick gauze pads syringes of saline solution to wash it down, and a stretch tube of gauze to keep it covered to keep shirt from irritating it and draining all over but its not working the tube remains but the gauze pads drop so tomorrow they are going to have to come up with another ,method. While re-bandaging tonight I found a dime size beet red lump on the lower left shoulder blade he passed it off as falling on the ice the other day there is no bruising etc. told him he is to tell them of its presences not sure it its another lymph node swelling or not nut does not have to be ignored and let go.... got 7 more treatments unless they increased them but not said as yet Hoping i am just paranoid and its nothing.
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Looks like its is shrinking but it still looks "ugly" and still has a sinking volcano crater look. They are goign to keep any eye on the shoulder bump and it is assumed it is cancerous as of now since it is within the area and a result of the original lymph node of (Oct 2017) under the left armpit. It is just outside of the area being radiated so if it grows or they decide it should be radiated means a reassessment on Tuesday/Wednesday and extended radiation now or later another series of radiation treatments in store one can only second guess - He was not happy I turned it it in but I would rather be safe than sorry since he does not complain til its to late or it causes to much pain but he can not see it himself unless maybe he looks in a mirror and I doubt that - I am also keeping eye on it as i wash out the "volcano" with saline solution and putting the non-stick gauze on it and wrapping it - I got Koban yesterday afternoon when got home and made a sling around it (over the the round stretch wrap in order to keep the pads in the stretch wrap and on it - again becasue he will not tell when the pads drop out - and thus back to square one with irritation of clothing