Home at last!

She is home again! After a week in the hospital with lots of procedures she is finally home. She is enjoying her own chair and a little peace and quiet. The plan is to head to Denver tomorrow for more testing before beginning the clinical trial.
Thanks for your prayers,
Katie

A success

Well two days later, and two surgeries later, the stint was finally a success. Praise God!
It has been a very, very long week and our prayer is that she will start to feel a little better and can soon go home. Hopefully the study in Denver will also begin soon.
Please be praying for clear communication between our family and the doctors and for mom to be out of pain.
Thanks,
Katie

Unsuccessful

The procedure today was unsuccessful. Another procedure is scheduled for tomorrow. It is much more invasive and requires a longer hospital stay. Please pray for strength for us all. It was a really long day.
Will update later...
Katie

New year, new treatments.

It is a new year with new adventures ahead!
The last few weeks, mom has been in a lot of back pain and really tired. She went to Denver last Friday to run some preliminary tests before beginning the new chemo treatments. One of the scans done showed that she has a blocked bile duct in her liver. You may remember that this was the problem over a year ago when she first found out about the cancer. She will be having the same procedure done again she had before. Basically, they put a stint in the duct to clear it out and allow it to flow. Her surgery is scheduled for Tuesday morning. Hopefully the week after that, the rest of the tests can be run in Denver and treatments can begin soon after that.

Please be praying that the stint placement would be simple and she would handle the surgery and anesthesia well. Also, that this would relieve some of the pain she has been experiencing.
I will update when I know more.
Thanks,
Katie