Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Update April 12, 2011

Since the last blog, this has been Gary's situation:

        First the good things:
  • He has gained four pounds....2 lbs in each of the last two weeks!!!
  • He has been to his shop for about 30 minutes at a time for several days!!!
  • He spent all day this past Saturday lying in a lounge chair watching friends help build the frame for a storage barn that he had started last fall!!!
        Now for the not-so-good things:
  • He still has stomach pains and had to add Tylenol to his current medication (the Fentanyl patch 100 mg and Oxycod 5 mg)
  • He still sleeps a lot
  • He still has trouble with the taste of some of his favorite foods
In addition, he had a visit with his cardiologist today and found out that he has a leaking heart valve.  The doctor is going to treat it with medication now until he is through with his cancer treatment, then he will do surgery.  Gary said he is not really concerned about the leaking value, but is concerned about the pancreatic cancer.  He took this news better than I would have (I think).

All we can do now is keep following the doctors orders and hope for good news in May from the doctor in St Louis.  We will whip the cancer first then the leaking heart valve.

Thank you for your continued prayers.  Also, we have seen such amazing support from family and friends.  They have brought us meals, shopped for groceries for me, cleaned up our yard, built the frame of a barn, spent many hours visiting with Gary in peson and on the phone, sent numberous cards. Tax season will be over next week, so I will be able to take over the grocery shopping and preparing meals. 

Till later...... Jannis
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 18, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    Hey there, O Great One,
    IMHO these tidbits are GREAT news. Great weight gain; I'd gladly shift a few personal pounds your way if I could! I'm so glad to hear that you're feeling better and can get out in your shop!
    The torture that your poor digestive system has been through explains your "zapped" taste buds. You'll probably have to grow new ones in the next few months to get back the good tastes. The same might be same with your tummy; it's been "abused" by the powerful meds and is rebelling for all that necessary crap you've ingested. Hopefully, it will even out.
    Sleep is good; again, your body has been through major chemical trauma; it needs to rest!
    You've got the priorities straight=beat the cancer first; leaky valve can drip along!
    So glad your local friends were able to frame up the barn! Even though we're farther away, we continue to lift you up in prayer! Keep up the fight; you're making significant gains! You (with a little help from family & friends) are going to lick this thing!

    See ya,

    Lois & Dave

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  2. AngelaApril 20, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    Hi Keelings :)
    The Morgans are thinking of you and praying for you! God is the great healer. Keep looking to him. Love you all,
    Angela

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