Yesterday, mom had her second treatment of full head radiation and it went well. When she came back to the room she said, "Two down!" The treatments make her pretty tired where as the medication, Decatron (which is used to reduce swelling of the brain), makes her feel hot and makes her face flush. She gets frustrated at times because she wants to get up and go but can't without getting a nurse. Yesterday and today she got up and sat in a chair for about twenty minutes. Which is excellent! She will have another radiation treatment today.
Aunt Midge and I had a sleepover last night with Mom- and we are now designated as the party room! She did not have a good night last night because she could not get comfortable. She had pain so they gave her some pain medication and also sleeping medication because she just could not sleep. She maybe got a couple of hours of rest. Hopefully, she will be able to rest some today. They are going to look at some different sleep medications so she can get some rest tonight because the past two nights she has not been able to get alot of rest.
We just learned the identity of the pathology of the cells. She has been diagnosed with SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA. We have not talked to the oncologist yet-but they should be stopping by soon to tell us what the treatment options are. Spindle Cell Sarcoma is a connective tissue cancer in which cells are spindle shaped. They think that the cancer started in the uterus and then spread everywhere else. It is a RARE form of cancer. What i also found during research was: if the tumor begins inside the abdomen, near the back, it may become quite large before it causes any symptoms, which may first be noticed as a mild ache or discomfort in the back. HELLO- Bingo!! I will let you know when i know more!
Thank you to everyone who is sending their thoughts, prayers, and love our way. We greatly appreciate all that everyone has been doing for us (family, friends, and staff here at Maine Medical Center).
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