Friday, January 16, 2009

The official word from the GI docs is they believe that the bleeding has stopped. Jon still has some dark red in his stool but that appears to be old blood from the original bleed. They have finally allowed him clear liquids like water, broth and sprite. Tomorrow he should be able to start on some soft food.

I also spoked to the oncologists who say that it is too soon to consider the Y90 embolization due to the risk of bleeding. Dr. Goswami wants Jon a month of getting stonger before he will consider it. It is rumored that he will be by for a visit sometime this week. We are also completing the paperwork on the Revlamide (oral maintenance chemo) which will probably be our only option for the next month to keep the cancer at bay until we can move forward with the embolization or Photodynamic Therapy.

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