Wednesday, February 4, 2009

How did we get here?

At the risk of messing something up, I'm just going to be brief in telling how this came about. I don't know specific dates or specific procedures but here is what I know as the timeline:
  • January 2007 diagnosed with breast cancer
  • April 2007 surgery to remove breast
  • November 2008 checkup was ALL CLEAR; numbers, results fell into the low end of normal
  • January 18-19, 2009 went tubing at Paoli Peaks, stayed at French Lick, felt fine, had a great time
  • January 26, 2009 (noonish)went to the doctor because of strange taste in mouth, felt tired but felt like maybe had a flu bug.
  • January 26, 2009 had blood tests done, hospital called and required admittance because of high calcium levels in blood. Needed to be hooked up to IV to flush that out.
  • January 27, 2009 focus became liver which appeared to be enlarged.
  • January 28, 2009 released from hospital; just had to keep drinking water to keep calcium levels down.
  • January 29, 2009 Dr. Williams called and requested they come out to his office to discuss results of liver biopsy.
  • January 29, 2009 it was confirmed cancer in the liver.
  • January 30, 2009 diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in the liver.
  • February 2, 2009 got a second opinion from Dr. Gupta. Decided to go with him.
  • February 3, 2009 had MRI and liver biopsy
  • February 4, 2009 brain scan (MRI) showed all clear

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