Friday, August 12, 2011 10:15 PM, PDT
Background Note: Our journey began in June of 2011 when my wife, Marilou went to the doctor because of stomach pain and reflux. She was given some meds for reflux, and later was scheduled for an Ultrasound. The Ultrasound is what I count as the beginning point of this journey. That was on July 27, 2011. That was also the week we were moving from an apartment into a new home. On Saturday morning, July 30th, she had a blood test and helped finish moving. July 30th was our first night together in our new home.
A CT Scan was then scheduled for Wednesday, August 3rd. The biopsy was scheduled for Friday, August 12th... 16 days from the Ultrasound.
Biopsy Today
Today we left the house here in Monroe, WA. to drive to Seattle for her biopsy.
She was supposed to receive a letter from Group Health giving instructions regarding preparing, but we never received it so we were kind of "going in blind."
After a couple of wrong places, as we rounded the corner to the "Extended Observation" section, the girls at the desk all said, "Are you Marilou?!" It really made her feel welcomed and appreciated.
The prep work was done, blood drawn, the obligatory open backed gown dispensed and we waited until it was our turn. The doctors and everyone were so wonderful, and the biopsy went very well. The doctor said we should get results by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
After she got back to the room, Marilou started spiking a fever. First 103,2, then 103.4, then 103.6. The nurse brought in some antibiotics, and I did the cool towel on the forehead and wrists routine. Eventually we got the temperature back down to 99.5!!! We were all so happy thinking we could still get home tonight.
Then when the doctor came in on his second visit, he said he had consulted with several others and they felt is would be best to keep her overnight for observation, and do some more tests. They wanted to make sure there was nothing going on from their poke at the liver. I guess the lesson is, never make your live mad!
Anyway she is staying overnight there tonight, and I hope to bring her home tomorrow.
There was a clarification that came from this. When it looked like there might have been an infection, we were thinking maybe whatever was showing up on the liver and pancreas might just be infection... how easy would that be? But the doctor said he was reasonably sure there was not an infection,and that the lesions on her liver and pancreas were not from infection, but rather her symptoms... lack of appetite, and being run down all the time, are reactions of the body to whatever is going on with the liver and pancreas.
The wonderful thing for us was that our daughter, Esther lives just three blocks away from the hospital!! So she stay for a while after I left to come home. I am hoping to bring her home tomorrow, and we are praying for quick results from the biopsy and more "unknown" being made known and clear.
So hopefully she will get some rest at the hospital tonight.
Good night all.
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