Emily went back to her surgeon this morning for a checkup. The swelling and irritation had been getting progressively worse since Sunday and she was supposed to have chemo Thursday morning. Her surgeon took another look and was concerned that the condition seemed to be worsening, so she decided to do an ultrasound. The ultrasound showed that she has something called Thrombophlebitis, which means she has a blood clot in her vein and the vein is swollen and irritated. Right now, it is not dangerous to her, but if not treated could cause some real problems. So instead of having chemo tomorrow, she is having surgery! They will be removing her port tomorrow (Thursday) at 2 pm. She is thrilled to be getting the port out of her body, especially since it has caused so many problems thus far.
Regarding the last two rounds of chemo, we don't know exactly what will happen. After surgery, the doctors will determine if and when she can continue. They will have to administer it through a vein in her arm or hand from here on out. I will post a surgery update late tomorrow afternoon.
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Best of luck today...you will be in my prayers for a quick recovery:)
Thanks for the update, Lisa.
We'll be thinking of you all day, Em. Good luck!
Oh, good grief, hasn't she had enough already??
Em, I am so sorry to hear that you will need surgery but this should solve the immediate problem. I am thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery.
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