Heading Home

Mom is doing a lot better. Drs say everything is looking much better and she should be able to leave the hospital this afternoon. She will be going home without oxygen. Her O2 levels are doing better. She was at 96 before she walked this morning and after they dropped to 86. So much better than before. Just before she laid down she was clear down to 70 or 80%. They still don't know if there is any permanent lung damage and know until her lungs heal all the way. She is meeting with her Oncologists (cancer docs) tomorrow to see if she needs to stay on heparin shots or coumadin. Her coumadin and the xeloda (her chemo meds) may be mixing badly so she may be on the heparin shots for a while. She is excited to being going home! Thank you for the continued support and prayers.

Looking Good!!

Ok, mom is really starting to improve. She had several more tests today and seems to be improving rapidly. The pulmonologist has diagnosed her with pneumonitis, which is inflammation of the lung and not quite pneumonia yet. He has not given her a release date but its coming soon. Tomorrow they will repeat the test given today and decide where to go from there. She is DEFINITELY feeling tons better. She is using less Oxygen than she was and her Oxygen stats are much better.....

News from the latest tests

Doctor has confirmed that colonoscopy was good. He found no cancer, no tumors or palyps but a few hemroids likely from the drugs she has been on. The ultrasound scans on her legs found no other blood clots. He is concerned however that she is still having some difficulty breathing. He thinks that the clots that small shouldnt be causing that much discomfort. He is having a pulmonologist see her tomorrow to follow up and track down the issue. He saw her briefly tonight and agreed there is more at work in her lungs than just the clots. In his quick assessment, most indications point to an infection of some sort like pnuemonia. He will run a few more tests and some more chest scans. Her hands are cramping a lot so they will check her magnesium, calcium and potasium levels in the am. They are gonna meet with her cancer doctors tomorrow to discuss meds (what drugs can go with what drugs kind of thing) and possible concerns and a new game plan...... More tomorrow

So far So good

Ok mom went in for her Colonoscopy this morning. They had to advance the procedure that was originally scheduled for middle April because they needed to put her on blood thinners to attack the Pulminary Embolism. She woke up this morning at the hospital and said she felt great. Her lungs were feeling a lot better already. Sounds like it wasnt a fun night for her though as the procedure for colonoscopy requires a system cleaning before they can get started. Some time around 10:30am she was waking up from her procedure. The doctors relayed to the family that was there that they didnt notice anything alarming but would give a full detailed report shortly.....stay tuned. I need to give special thanks to Tandi and Tawni for helping take care of mom. They move on the drop of a dime without fail. They are so determined. And to Ty and Kent for giving mom a blessing two nights ago. Something vitally important to us all. And a super huge loving hug to Angel. If you ever read this, we love you so much. You're a blessing to this family and a pillar of support to our mother that we could not replace. Thank you so much for being there. God bless you. God bless Dennis and the kids for supporting you while you care for our mother. You guys are amazing!!! We love you. Updates coming as soon as possible,
Moms Kids :)

Donna has a pulmonary embolism which is a blood clot in her right lung. And a suspicious spot on her lung that they think might be pneumonia. She is on heparin shots and cumadin and is on antibiotics for the pneumonia. They are going to do an ultrasound on her legs to make sure there aren't any clots in her legs. She is having difficulty breathing. We will continue to provide more updates as they come available. She's at San Martin Hospital in Las Vegas Rm 206