"Here I am in the middle of a perfectly good fairy tale, & THIS happens! Right now, I'm perfectly healthy & happy. Well, "healthy" is apparently a matter of perspective! I've been informed that I have this blood-borne cancer in my body that'll kill me in 6 months if I don't do something drastic immediately. HUH??? Therefore, there's no choice other than"drastic"! Even with immediate action, there is no cure - only an extension of my life.

Feel free to tag along as I, & my husband, & some amazing friends commit to this journey. I'll share as much as I can! Yes, the medical team will have to make me very sick in order to suppress the cancer, but they'll also try to build up my immune system at the same time. We're in Texas, & there's an old sayin' in this part of the world: "Hold my beer, I'm goin' in!" Yeah, THAT applies. We have no idea what to expect, & I don't drink beer; but we're GOIN' IN!"

- Gayle -

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Well...

Well. another doctor, another opinion:
Based on the CT Scan & the Ultrasound, the latest gastrointernologist thinks everyone else was grasping at straws. He DOES think this is the beginning of the end. Well, damn. The most we can hope for is pain management.

- Gayle -
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Okay, everyone - take a breath.

I have good news & not-so-good news:
The good news - my local doctor discovered my gastric issue. She initially called it "Ascites with possible spontaneous bacterial peritonitis". Yeah, go ahead & Google that... I'll wait.
The not-so-good-news is that I've been admitted to the hospital. Based on the CT Scan, the hospital doctors don't think that the swelling & pressure are as bad as my primary doctor. I'll have an Ultrasound in the morning to get a better handle on the issue. Still, they called it Sepsis. Scary.
I'm responding well to IV fluids & antibiotics & folks here think that I'll be out of here in a couple of days, back on my feet, & even ready for a road trip!

- Gayle -
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