thanks for that connection. I usually do try and write down my questions for drs and bring whatever articles I have printed out. My husband's condition is changing so quickly, my questions sometimes seem irrelevant by the time we see dr. I had been researching clinical trials, eg., but dr says he is now "too sick" for trials.
He had an abscess on the liver which was not detected two weeks ago at our local CT hospital. He was admitted in CT and they said he had infection, but they never found the source, despite doing a ct scan. They discharged him w antibiotics. He was admitted to major Boston hospital on Wed, as he was very weak and vomiting. they did a scan and found an abscess (Not cancer). They did a procedure last night to drain the abscess, which went fine. The GI dr says there is a way to insert something in his stomach to go around the obstruction and allow him to eat a liquid diet without vomiting. It's called the GJ procedure. (gastrojejunostomy) . So, that is now under discussion, after the oncologist had mentioned only the TPV. So now I have new questions about the GJ procedure. Has anyone had experience with that? We never talked to the oncologist yesterday, because the hospital drs are now handling my husband's case, and they update the oncologist. He's got swollen ankles and low blood pressure, although the BP did have some better readings yesterday. There is a delicate balance w the fluids and the lasix due to swelling .... They wanted to address the abscess first before we could move on to the next step. Rough road now...... Thanks for everyone's input. I appreciate it.