Today we had what we thought was an appointment with Dr Swain but it ended up with another guy, Dr Green.
Apparently, this office is more specialized but this doctor is going to consult with both Dr Swain and Dr Fitch (sp). Dr F. has performed tests on Chad in the past when they originally discovered his cancer so I believe Chad is comfortable with both doctors.
This was more of a consult than anything but the plan of action is as follows:
Doctor Green is going to talk to doctor Swain about doing a laparotomy to have a look around and determine whether scar tissue is the culprit, causing both pain and blockages.
Dr Swain may prefer they do other tests first to rule out anything else because cutting someone open and going in blind is not usually preferred.
The test schedule are;
December 20 - A Gastroparesis Test. They will give him a small amount of food with a radio active tracer in it. As he eats and digests it, they will take a series of xrays to determine if his stomach is behaving how it should.
March 23, 2019 - I'll confirm dates later but they have him scheduled to do both a colonoscopy and an endoscopy. This date MAY be moved up if Dr Swain does want to go this course before exploration.
Other than that, we have no news or ideas. There are a lot of things it could be but they need to examine the elephant in the room first (scar tissue) ... Basically keep doing what we are doing. :(
Its discouraging to think any sort of relief for him is still so far off in the distance, especially with him vomiting almost daily now but at least there is some form of a plan taking shape.
Thanks for your love and prayers xo
This is the story of Chad's fight against Appendix Cancer. On January 7, 2015 Chad found out just how special he was when he was told that not only did he have Cancer but it was extremely rare and very aggressive. Chad has always taken life by storm - so why stop now? Some may have crumpled and fell but the soldier in him took over and he decided then and there he had an infinite number of reasons to kick Cancer's ass. The road will never be easy but he will fight - and he will win.
I'll keep the positive prayers going,and My New Years wish will be finding whats wrong and Chad making a complete recovery. Love you both
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and knowing.
Love you both
Merry Christmas
Praying for Chad also. I have had cancer myself, endometrial since 2016, beyond a hysterectomy, I have chosen an naturopathic, alternative medicine path. The tumors were growing in number in size, actually tripling in 9 mos time. Now there are fewer in number and in size, so in regression without chemo or radiation which scares me more than the cancer. My immune system is stronger than its been in years. Thank you for blogging your course. There is light at the end of the tunnel!! Blessings and hugs...Marie
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