Jeanne will be having a venous access device (VAD, or "port")* surgically implanted in the morning. Shortly after surgery, she will have her weekly chemo-therapy treatment. At 12:30, we have our bi-monthly appointment with our medical oncologist. Then, we will go to Portland to see a nuerosurgeon regarding a procedure to treat the small tumors in her brain.
Please pray that Jeanne will hold-up to the rigors of the day.
For the medically squeamish, you may not want to read further...
*The VAD, or port, is a catheter inserted into an artery near her clavicle bone. Its purpose is to provide semi-permanent access to a larger blood vessel for the chemo-therapy drugs. Chemo drugs are notoriously hard on veins, as they have been on Jeanne's arm thus far. It is a short out-patient procedure, completed in less than one hour.
2 comments:
Jeanne & Family,
I'm praying daily for you and hoping with you for the best possible outcome for all this yuck!
Love,
Gretchen
Jeanne & Family,
Our prayers are with you.
Love, Bruce & Mary
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