No tests today, she has the day off and needs it. Since we arrived last Thursday, it’s been one test after another. We met Dr. Obzut for the first time today. She is one of the four Oncologists in the practice. The practice consists of Drs. Tebbi, Wynn, Obzut and Rossbach. Dr. O is the only woman.
Dr. O ordered Jordan to get a medi-port put into her chest below her left collar bone. The port is a permanent IV line that is placed under the skin. It is used for IV fluids, medications, chemo and to draw blood. The biggest benefit is that they don’t ever have to poke her with a needle anymore. All blood work and medications are done through the port.
The port will be put in tomorrow. She has to undergo surgery for the procedure. At the same time she is under anesthesia they are going to do a bone marrow draw and a spinal tap to pull out some of her spinal fluid. These tests will be used to properly diagnose her condition. They are looking to see if she has Leukemia, which is a cancer of the bone marrow.
They removed the PCA. Dr. O doesn’t want Jordan to have Morphine unless absolutely necessary. Since it’s a narcotic, it can become addictive, plus it can cause problems with her bowels.
We found out today that her bone scan shows that she has lesions all of her body. She has them on her skull, arms and legs. We already knew she had them covering her spine, hips and ribs.
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