Friday, September 15th
I am certain I will not be able to list all the details because we consulted with several doctors today and they all had some of the same information, a bit of conflicting information and it covered Cliff's ongoing problem with eating and keeping anything down, (not nausea) and a couple new problems that showed up which include a bacterial infection in his blood and blockage of his kidney.
There was an endoscopy, I believe it's called, where they went down his esophagus to find out what was going on. The doctors say the opening to his stomach is so very small because of the pressure from the lymph nodes surrounding his stomach and esophagus. There were several options presented but so far we have decided to go with radiation to try and reduce the size of the lymph nodes so that Cliff can eat again. It has been several days since he has been able to eat anything and it is REALLY frustrating because he is VERY hungry.
The other problems include the bacterial infection and the kidney blockage. For now, the doctors will keep an eye on those two problems and treat the infection with some very powerful antibiotics. Any of the surgical options are not on the table right now because he is so weak and they doubt he would be able to withstand being put under sedation, onto a breathing machine. I believe the way they framed the conversation was that they feared they would not be able to take him off the breathing machine.
I will try to update whenever there is news. I am hoping for a nice, peaceful weekend with family and friends visiting at the hospital before we begin go to the radiation consult and possibly start the treatments on Monday.
There was an endoscopy, I believe it's called, where they went down his esophagus to find out what was going on. The doctors say the opening to his stomach is so very small because of the pressure from the lymph nodes surrounding his stomach and esophagus. There were several options presented but so far we have decided to go with radiation to try and reduce the size of the lymph nodes so that Cliff can eat again. It has been several days since he has been able to eat anything and it is REALLY frustrating because he is VERY hungry.
The other problems include the bacterial infection and the kidney blockage. For now, the doctors will keep an eye on those two problems and treat the infection with some very powerful antibiotics. Any of the surgical options are not on the table right now because he is so weak and they doubt he would be able to withstand being put under sedation, onto a breathing machine. I believe the way they framed the conversation was that they feared they would not be able to take him off the breathing machine.
I will try to update whenever there is news. I am hoping for a nice, peaceful weekend with family and friends visiting at the hospital before we begin go to the radiation consult and possibly start the treatments on Monday.
Love and prayers
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