I would like to update everyone on Sue. I just spent the past 4 days in Portland with her doctors and even though the scans were not favorable her attitude and outward appearance is as positive as ever. As you read from the prior blog update, she was unable to have the liver biopsy Tuesday as her blood was not "thick enough" after taking blood thinners from the prior chemo treatments. The doctors felt she needed three more days for the blood to thicken so the liver would not bleed excessively during the biopsy. The one risk in waiting was the possibility of blood clots forming. Well, today we had a little scare. This morning Sue had a twitch in her leg that would not go away and as the morning progressed, she had trouble breathing knowing something wasn't right. She was smart enough to recognize things weren't right and made the necessary calls to the hospital. It was blood clot in her calf area. Sheila and Annie were notified asap, but the hospital sensed urgency and had an ambulance take her to Good Samaritan hospital.
The doctors decided not to wait for a liver biopsy and elected to get her back on blood thinners and stay a few days under nurses care. I spoke with her this afternoon and she sounds great, just disappointed about missing back to school night. She should be heading back home Saturday and knowing Sue, back to school Monday with the kids.
Your prayer support is greatly appreciated.
Matt
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