Back In Calgary

Back in Calgary again to do more radiation treatments. I finished my chemo treatments on Friday last week and also did two treatments of radiation last week. I do not have to go back for any more chemo treatments for now, which is good, because was feeling a little under the weather from the chemo. I felt kind of sick all weekend, but was feeling good by Sunday, which was good. This week is radiation treatments only, and is only on the ankle. The likely things that will happen from the radiation treatments is that my ankle will feel sore and swollen, and will develop something that looks like a bad sun burn on the skin in that area. That will be easier to live with I think. That is all that I know for now.

Still In Hospital

I am currently still at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary undergoing chemo therapy treatments. I have been told though that I will be done by Friday at noon, and then I have to go for my first radiation treatment at 1:00pm. After that we are all heading back to Medicine Hat for the weekend. Then on Monday I will travel back to Calgary to continue my radiation treatments. Will not have to stay in the hospital for those which is good. I will be staying at Jason's house (Brother-In-Law), which is nice because it is pretty close to the hospital. That is all that I know for now. Will post as anything new comes up.

Started Treatments

Today I started chemo therapy at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary. I had to be here at 7:30 this morning to put in what is called a PICC line which they use to give me the chemo intervenusly. Basically the PICC line is a IV line that goes from a vein in my arm all the away inside the same vein to a vein close to my heart. Not to worry it does not hurt or anything, but was little scary when they were explaining it to me. They then had to do a chest x-ray to make sure everything was properly in place and then started me on the chemo. So far the boredom has not been too bad yet, but am thinking that by tomorrow evening I will be itching to get out of here. Thankfully they have a couple of computers connected to the Internet that patients can use, which is how I am posting this blog. Well that is all that I know for now. Will post if anything new comes about.

Treatments Starting Soon

I just recieved a phone call from Dr. Mack's office to say that Fabian's treatment will be starting on May 21st. That means from the 21st at noon till the 24th at noon he will recieve chemo. Then from the 24th-25th and 28th-1st and the 4th-6th he will recieve radiation. So we should be in Calgary just about the whole time. But I will use Jason's computer to keep posting.
That's all for now
Nikki

Another Trip To Calgary

Today was another trip to Calgary to get prepared for the upcoming treatments. They had to create a foam cast around the sides of my foot and up my leg to the back of my knee. This is to ensure that my foot is in the exact same position for each of the radiation treatments. They also did a CT scan of my foot to see how much of a area they are going to be treating with radiation. It wasn't as long today as it was in the past. My appointment was at 2:00 and was out of there by just after 3:00. I was told that they will inform us with 7 working days as to when they will be starting the treatments. I still have a long ways to go, and I hope it all goes by quickly. Will post with anything new. Talk to you later.

Results of CT and MRI Scans

This is Fabian here posting the results of my CT and MRI scans. What we found out today is that I will still have to do three days of chemo followed by ten days of radiation treatment. After that I will have to wait six weeks until I go for surgery to remove all the area that they want in my ankle. A down side of the surgery is that they will have to remove two tendants from my foot which will give me limited mobility in my foot. I will not be able to lift my foot as easily, which they may give me a brace to compensate. They may also take a tendent from the back of my leg and attach it to the front of my foot to give me more mobility in my foot. I have to go back to Calgary on Wednesday to get prepared for the chemo and radiation treatments. They want to take a scan of my foot to see which position is ideal for the radiation treatments. They also want to make a cast of my foot so that it is always in the same position for each radiation treatment. They have not finalized a date to start the chemo and radiation treatments but it sounds like it will be at the end of this month. That is all that I know for now. Will post anything new that comes about.

CT and MRI Scan's

Yesterday was another trip to Calgary were I had both a CT and MRI scan. We were on the road by 8:00 as the appointment was at 11:00. This made for a long day as by the time everything was done it was 5:00 and could not eat all day as you are not allowed to eat before these scans. The CT scan was of my chest and abdomen, and the MRI was of my foot. Monday we have to go back to Calgary to see the results of the scans, and from there will see what the doctors have planned for treatment. Hopefully it is good news and will not involve a lot of treatment. Will post the results of the scans on Monday. That is all for now.