We just met with Dr Chipman again. We have a new plan for pain management. We're going back to morphine. He feels like the pain on Steve's left side Is explained by inflammation in that area ( last they saw in the PET scan. ) Dr Chipman doesn't want Steve to take any ibuprofen during chemo. The cancer has not spread any more than they originally thought. That's great news. We have an appt with the radiation oncologist Thursday at 1pm, then we're going to have a "chemo class" with a nurse at 3pm. Steve is scheduled to get a port on Friday at 7am. Chemo and radiation start next Monday.
There is one difference in the chemo from what we originally understood...Steve will get both chemo drugs on the first day. The Miotycin C is just a quick push into the port....then the 5FU will get hooked up for 96 hours. So....the following Monday there will be no chemo.
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