And then I asked myself ... | yosoyrosa's Blog

Why is he thinking he's superman?  He was still going to job sites to keep them going and prepare for the thanksgiving feast without taking a break after the chemo.  Then it was not taking lactulose on the holiday because nobody wants to see the host be making a b-line to the toilet during dinner.   And then the next day he didn't want to take pain pills, and the syrup wasn't working and... one grumpy guy.  We ended up with a Friday melt-down, followed by a very painful Saturday.  It wasn't until 9 days after treatment we came up with a scheme that works for him:  Norco every 6 hours as prescribed, but since this is acetaminophen based (bad for liver) taking a couple Advil (ibuprophin) when the pain or any fever kicked in took the edge off.  By 11 days in, he was under a customer's house sweatting pipe to set plumbing.  14 days after treatment, he's only got a minor pain reminder occasionally.

The doctor did call after the last Tumor Board meeting, where they reviewed the film from the Angiogram in the TACE procedure.  He said they were very pleased, and that our next step is to get the CT done at 4 weeks.  Dr. D also confirmed that we were to meet with the surgeon to remove the gallbladder, and he would use that opportunity to use the radiofrequency method to treat suspicious areas still appearing on the CT.  What a relief- they were pleased he said!  When asked "so, does this mean we're going on the transplant list?" his response was professionally cautious - "I wouldn't break out the noisemakers and party hats yet, but we're definately closer than we were".   

Well, at least we know the next milestone: CT.  Unfortunately, during the transition of the medical team (we're going to miss this doctor), we're wondering if our care will maintain the same level.  After all, we don't have our appointment yet....