Ronny’s Story

Site created on July 15, 2021

Welcome to our CaringBridge website. We are using it to keep family and friends updated in one place. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting.

Newest Update

Journal entry by Ronni Moses

The last week was very busy.

Last Wednesday Dad had a catheter inserted into his lung so we could manually drain the fluid ourselves as needed. We were able to successfully drain the fluid Saturday and Monday providing him with much relief. He is still experiencing some pain from the procedure but that should ease in the next week or two. 

We had a consultation with an oncologist at Florida Cancer Specialists Monday this week and they are able to begin treatments Wednesday August 4, tomorrow ❤️

Dad will be undergoing chemotherapy and immunotherapy. 12 treatments of chemo, 3 weeks on, one week off, in 4 cycles with immunotherapy during each cycle.

Scans will occur throughout the treatment process to verify his bodies response to the treatments. 

We still do not have the results back on the fluid as promised from Moffitt. 

The results from the pet scan show the cancer has not metastasized outside of his lungs. The pleural fluid around his left lung is cancerous, there is a lesion in his upper left lung from the CT scan that they were unable to see in the pet scan due to the fluid. There are at least 3 hot spots located inside his left lung and 2 inside the right lung. 

More updates to follow as Dad starts treatments. ❤️

 

Fancy Medical words from Pet Scan:

Chest: Scattered metabolically active groundglass nodular changes throughout the right lung, new since the prior exam.

For

example:

Right upper lobe groundglass nodular changes; SUV max 4.7 (CT 82).

Right medial upper lobe groundglass parenchymal changes; SUV max 5.6 (CT 98).

Left pleural drainage catheter in place. Metabolically active diffuse nodular changes throughout the left hemithorax pleural surfaces. For example, one of the most active foci is located within the left posterior lateral pleural surfaces; SUV max 8.8

(CT 110).

Increased focal metabolic activity within the right lung hila, SUV max 4.3 (prior 2.2) (CT 107).

 

Patients and caregivers love hearing from you; add a comment to show your support.
Help Ronny Stay Connected to Family and Friends

A $30 donation to CaringBridge powers a site like Ronny's site for one month. Will you make a gift to help ensure that this site stays online for them and for you?

Comments Hide comments

Show Your Support

See the Ways to Help page to get even more involved.

SVG_Icons_Back_To_Top
Top