(5:30p) Ok....we just got home! Camden's oncologist spent at least an hour with me today, answering all of my questions. We connected with the surgeon and repeated the ECHO in cardiology. It appears that the clot did reduce in size, if at all. The cardiologist was with me from 3:00-4:30. He "guesses" (using that term loosely because he was sitting with me at the monitor, not analyzing and comparing studies) that the clot is approximately 3/4 cm as compared to 1 cm. We tried to isolate the lines by using a saline injection (thank you Melissa, RN) to see which line is associated with the clot. It appears to be the broviac lines and not the port. BUT with that being said, it really looks like the clot is attached to the eustachian value within the right atrium. Oncology and surgery still need to review the results of this ECHO and develop a plan. I foresee us going forward with surgery on Thursday, although that decision will be left up to the professionals. I will be reconnecting with surgery tomorrow. I will update you when I know more. In the meantime we pray for Camden's safety and optimal outcomes of this procedure.
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September 2021
Diagnosis: May 9, 2013
Surgery: September 2013 Transplant: September 2013 STRICT ISOLATION UNTIL January 2014 Radiation: November 2013 Antibody: January 2014 END OF TREATMENT June 9, 2014 DFMO Trial: June 2014 (27 months of DFMO) **FINISHED ALL TREATMENT JULY 25, 2016 5 years from diagnosis!! May 9, 2018 5 years from frontline!! June 9, 2019 IN REMISSION: pending (waiting for 5 year mark from maintenance). Benign Tumor: June 2019 |