Jodi's Surgery Update

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

It seems like I am the only one who ever updates Jodi's progress. Well this last weekend she had a set back with her expanders. The incisions came apart, and she had to go back into surgery on Tuesday,yesterday Nov.23rd, and have them replaced. So she is back to where she was the end of September. Her healing time should be less. Knowing which medications to stay away from really helped to keep her pain under control. She Came out of the hospital Wed. pm, and is doing wonderful. Surgery went great and accomplished what the Dr. wanted. The infectious desease dontrol dr. is culturing the swabs and we will have to wait for about 5 days for results, in the mean time, Jodi is taking 2 oral antibotics, and an IV drip antibiotic. She will skip the Chemo this week, YEA!! Besides it was scheduled to Thanksgiving Day..Yuck! We are grateful for insurance!

Week 3

Week Three in the Chemo treatments, and Jodi's body seems to be handling the poison well so far. Her anxiety at treatment was not as bad this time, she took some anti anxiety medicine that really helped. Her hair had not fallen out again, yet, the nurse says that is very unusual, and assures her it will, in deed, fall out again. Even though it is only about 1/8 inch long, it has been kinda fun to have it. It does make her head itch. The nurse assured her "there will be no Paul Bunion beard". We love you Jodi. Congratulations on passing your second EMT Course!!!