On Friday Mom visited Dr. Berkowitz at Dana Farber as a post-operative follow up. He was over two hours late so it was a challenging wait. He looked at Mom's wound and noted that a small area was open. He cleaned it out and commented that so much of the wound had closed so there was no way to pack it with either gauze or sponges. The woumd could be treated with a cue tip which Mom was to use 3-4 times a day on her own. Mom was terrified of this idea, but Dr. Berkowitz insisted that she could do it and even had her do it right in the exam room. She only stuck the cue tip in a short distance, however, so Dr. Berkowitz encouraged her to go deeper. Mom reluctantly complied, but successfully completed the process.
Back home Mom is still having trouble with her digestive tract. Dr. Berkowitz said her bowels look fine, but the analgesics she is taking tend to slow her bowels down making elimination difficult.
The next major step in treatment will be chemotherapy on the 23rd. This will be more extensive as she now will be getting an additional dose through the IP catheter into her abdomen.
Stephen Juraschek
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Will pray that God go ahead of your chemo visit and make the way smooth...minimal waiting, peace, and attentiveness from the staff....wll also pray that you have courage while cleaning your wound...grace abound.. and for your digestive system...He cares about what you care about..and He is mindful of you. All praise to His Glorious Name.
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