Sunday, July 25, 2010

Im Back!!!

Ok so i know its been forever since i last updated.. where should i start.. On my last post thomas finished radiation, since then, alot has happened.. he keeps getting infections in his face, where the tumor was, and it has been draining for the past two months, we have made several trips to Huntsman for the infection, the dr have prescribed two different kinds of antibiotics for it, they have cauterized it, and they even did a CT scan of his face to see if there was an abscess. Thank goodness there was no new growths in the mouth. The newest antibiotic has been working for him. And his face is now less swollen and its not draining much anymore. So hopefully the infection is finally going away!!! Thomas also had a CT of his head and neck to check for any new cancer, there was no new cancer in the head or neck but when the looked at the neck CT they could see some growth in his chest, and since we knew that Sarcoma can spread to the chest, we were really concerned about this, and so was the doctors, he wanted Thomas to get a chest CT asap, so we had an appointment for the next day.. so we went back to huntsman, got the CT scan and then waited for a week for the results. I started a new job and so i wasn't able to go with Thomas to his appointment, so Thomas mom and his sister went with him. I told Thomas to call me at work when he was done with his appointment, i was very anxious waiting for the call, and then finally he called me... it wasn't good news. He said the cancer HAS spread to his lungs and there are 4 tumors in his lungs. Dr. Bentz said he will need to see a new dr for the new tumor since its in his lungs, and Dr. Bentz only deals with head and neck cancer. Dr. Bentz said that Thomas will most likely have to go through Chemotherapy for this cancer, but he also said there is no chemo out there that has been proven to treat Sarcoma, so he said that he will be put on a "clinical trial".. that makes me a little nervous but i guess its better than not having anything done at all. Thomas has an appointment with the new dr tomorrow, the 26th of July, and again i cant be there because i have to work. I'm having a hard time not being there for him, we have alot of support from friends and family so he wont ever have to go alone, but i wish i could be there for him... Also, Thomas has lost 111 lbs since January.. he is so skinny now. so i thought i should post some pictures so you all can see! Well i think that's all for now, i will update again after his appointment tomorrow! Love you All!