We had another rough weekend. Joe started getting sick Friday evening and started vomiting around 3:00 am. It would not stop and the bag was completely dry. We knew something was terribly wrong. We called the doctor and he sent us straight to the ER. They immediately began "irrigating" the tube and his bag filled up twice within minutes. The good news is Joe stopped vomiting (although I have no idea how there was anything left in his system at all). After that, they wanted to do a CT scan and had him start drinking the contrast. We warned them it wasn't a good idea and within minutes, Joe was vomiting again. They decided to inject the contrast straight into his stomach. He had the test and they told us he had a complete blockage and with that, he was admitted. The hospital doctors were worried the cancer had taken over. We weren't convinced since his bowels stopped working when he started chemo. After a lot of persuading and promising to irrigate the tube, take Joe to tests and doctors, they reluctantly released Joe to go home. We fulfilled our obligations and today found out that the bowel has a small opening. That is HUGE. It means Dr.S was probably correct and it was the reaction to the chemo and not the cancer spreading and shutting his system down. It is a very small, but crucial victory. It also allowed Joe to continue chemo treatments. He had his 3rd treatment today and the bag is working. We will continue irrigating the bag and make sure everything flows accordingly. The only other issue Joe is having right now is a terrible rash (the side effect from the chemo). More medications and lotions on the way.
Dr. S wants Joe to have an MRI in December (after 6 chemo treatments). He should be able to tell if the cancer is spreading, reducing or stable. Prayers needed!
Thanks everyone for your never-ending support. We hit a new low this weekend and by the Grace of God and all of you, we bounced back...again.
XOXO
Sherrie
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