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Wife Just Diagnosed w/ ES SCLC - What Can We Expect?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Aug 20, 2022 | Replies (222)Comment receiving replies
Bob- Yesterday sounds like a roller coaster for both of you! I'm glad that there is progress and that Liz will be home with you in another day or so.
Have the doctors mentioned changing her chemo or adding another one?
You must be exhausted. I hope that one of your girls will be visiting this weekend?
Merry
PS- When I had my second lobectomy in Boston (I live in southern RI) my husband had left after a visit and was halfway home when I got the clearance to go home. Going to Boston used to be easy but it's a long trip now due to traffic. It's actually a nightmare of traffic. So Dave had to turn around and come all the way back and get me. Poor guy had to work the next day.
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Merry, Liz was moved to a regular room today to recover. They are now considering putting in vein filters/strainers to capture any blood clots from moving from her lungs to other parts of her body. Hopefully the Drs. will explain this more thoroughly with us tomorrow before they decide to implement the procedure. It now seems like they are thinking of something new to do to her each day to keep her in the hospital.
The Oncologist did discuss reducing the strength of the chemo but she is not scheduled for her treatment until next week and we will know more by then.
We have a friend that is very familiar with home caring for older adults and has volunteered to help care for Liz until our daughter arrives from Colorado in early June. She has promised to show me the "tricks of the trade" so that I can be a more effective care giver in the future....