Journal entry by Jenny O'Donnell —
This past week, while recovering from my hip surgery, my belly started filling with fluid. I was supposed to see the oncologist on Thursday, but I got in there on Tuesday when I called Monday about the issue. They immediately had me take a CT test to figure out what the fluid was and to see what was going on in there, and I found out Wednesday there was indeed a lot of fluid, and then they could also see some enlarged lymph nodes around my liver. The lymph nodes are apparently causing a lot of the extra fluid. I saw the oncologist Thursday and we came up with a new plan to fight this back again. He was surprised it was active again after just a few weeks off chemo. We were going to wait a few weeks to get started on the daily pills, but now we've decided to go back to chemo. I will start next week.
In the meantime, I've had about 12lbs. of fluid drained out of my abdomen which felt amazing to get out. I plan to rest this weekend and watch the corona virus fallout...
In the meantime, I've had about 12lbs. of fluid drained out of my abdomen which felt amazing to get out. I plan to rest this weekend and watch the corona virus fallout...
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