Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Bad news with vision flickering

Quick update - we discovered 3 new cancer mets in my head. One in the back lower right which is bleeding and causing pressure and pain. The pressure is making my eyesight wonky, so forgive any sfvvgnrnj odd words which might slip in.

The other two (all three are relatively small), are in the front right on agitator more internal m the left lone.

Ki came down and we're heading to the Portland hospital for addition on the bleeding tumor this Thursday - not certain if we will start right then or get fitted with a head assembly that will need to form for however long. I'll see if they can give it a paisley look, but they might be busy...

From what I knew starting last Saturday, I had eaten bad yogurt casing me to vomit all day long. This dehydrated me significantly enough to need to go to the ER on Sunday. Ki asked to get a heat CT scan done but they didn't think it needed, or it wasn't communicated (he wasn't here yet).

Monday I was to follow up with my reg doc, but he was full and by the time we arrived he I was thinking we would just go to the ER. I passed out for a while in the multiple eg exam (sitting, standing, lying) and by the time I came to, my reg doc was in charge, and apparently we had a fire truck and an ambulance there (I was informed the firemen were nice to look at... Alas lol).

So back to the ER and Ki was already racing down. Steve had taken me on Sunday, and Daniel took care of me on Monday, which really made things insanely helpful. Daniel walked out of the room and told the staff, that Ki is a dr and wants a head CT scan. After the scan we ran an MTI to confirm the tumors were melanoma and that's where we are...

My family is coming up on Friday Mom Sister and Brother), and we plan to start the process to move me up north. We really didn't expect anything like this, but it's just part of the deal. I've been feeling that I should be living with Ki anyhow, and our wonderful friends are offering to help. The open question now is if this is a speed bump or a quickening of symptoms. It's possible these 3 popped in my head back after the initial IL2 treatment and having an edema (bleeding) just is part of Mrlanoma. Well know more after radiation and the follow up later this month.

1 comment:

  1. DRAG. Whatever it means in the larger scheme of things, it doesn't sound fun. Sending lots of good vibes your way as you head north. XO

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