- x-rays for my grandpa because of his ribs.
- 1st sign of something wrong with grandma's stomach.
- The doctor requested a CT Scan for her, but she never went through with it.
March 14, 2012
- Grandpa's Blood Sugar dropped to 23 and ended up in the ER.
May 30, 2012
- Grandpa passed away at 11:00 am.
June 28, 2012
- Needed some papers signed for grandma to get VA benefits.
- So we had to see a doctor.
- Her regular doctor was out of town so we had to see another doctor.
- This doctor examined my grandma and said the mass was now in her lower abdomen as well as her upper abdomen.
July 10, 2012
- Went back to see her regular doctor, and she told my grandma that she needed to have these tests done, and then if she still decided not to do anything, they would leave her alone.
July 17, 2012
- Grandma's CT Scan on her abdomen.
July 27, 2012
- Back to her regular doctor for results.
- Results show large masses in her abdomen and intertwining around her colon.
- Dr. orders a biopsy, and then a referral to an oncologist.
August 10, 2012
- Grandma Biopsy
August 20, 2012
- 1st visit with oncologist
- Gave us the results, and said he recommended we sign her up for hospice.
August 21, 2012
- Picked up prescription for Tomoxaphen
August 24, 2012
- Grandma wanted to talk to her regular doctor about the test results and Tomoxaphen.
August 27, 2012
- I called the oncologists office to tell them she didn't want to take the Tomoxaphen.
- He told us to take her off Evista.
October 22, 2012
- 2nd visit to the oncologist for follow up test results.
- Numbers dropped from 342.3 to 231.4.
- They dropped 110.9 points in 2 months without drugs.
February 20, 2013
- Lab work for regular doctor.
- Might as well check her numbers at the same time.
February 25, 2013
- Happy to hear again, her number dropped to 166.
- Dropped another 65.4 points.
- That's a total of 176.3 points in 6 months without drugs.
March 8, 2013
- Realized that her sweating may not be caused from the tumors, but instead a common symptom of menopause.
No comments:
Post a Comment