Back in the Hospital (originally posted 3/30/2009)

Hi everyone.

Just wanted to let you know what is going on with mom.

She got sick on Friday, having really bad stomach pains. Started throwing up Friday evening, threw up pretty much every 2 hours till Saturday morning. She called the doctor Saturday, they told her to do the normal severe nausea stuff (Bananas, Applesauce, dy toast) and see how she was doing.

This morning, they called the doctor (oncologist) again because she still couldn't hold anything down. She hasnt been able to take her Chemo meds since Thursday, because she can't keep anything down.The doctor put her back in the hospital. She is once again very dehydrated, with a dangerously low potassium level.

I was still there when the surgeon came in. He said that it appears she has another obstruction, this time in her small intestine. We don't kow at this time if it is a tumor or a blockage. They are going to try to get rid of the blockage by using medications, and do a small bowel infusion (? I don't know if that's the right term) to try and determine how severly blocked she is. He doesn't want to do surgery unless it is absolutely necessary becuase she just had such a major surgery a few weeks ago. Also, the chemo meds she is currently on inhibit blood vessels from growing, so that's another complication for potential surgery.

Please keep our family in your prayers. I will update you again as soon as I have anything. Please forward this to any family members I missed, too. Thank you.