Jeannie0613 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Hi All and Happy Holidays. My Jim is in the hospital again. He has been in since December 3rd. Alot has been going on since I last logged on. He came in for the follow up CT scan of his brain and they admitted him immediatley for dehydration. They did a few tests while he was in since he started feeling so poorly. He was having back pain, dizziness, ears ringing so the doc ordered a MRI of his spine a less invasive then a spinal tap(which they wanted to do). They found a tumor on his spinal cord and called it Carcinomatous Meningitis. Not good news. However, Jim continues to be strong and remains totally positive. Now, he has been on coumadin for weeks due to the last time he was in for blood clots. So now, this is a problem. He needs to have something called a Ommaya Reservoir place in his brain and with this he will receive chemo for this now newly frightening diagnosis. He cannot have this until his INR level is back to at least 1. They agave him 4 bags of plasma and it finally helped. Surgery was a success. Jim is doing great. This is now been two days since surgery and he is funnier than ever and ready to go home with me and the kids for the holidays. First, he has to have chemo on both his lungs and his spine(through the ommaya)on Christmas Eve morning. The plan is to go home immediatley after. This will be his first experience with chemo. We are frightened. I have to run I will re do my list of what has been going on soon. The docs just walked in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shineladysue Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 My goodness Jean, your poor Jim has been through so much since you last posted. It sounds like things are moving in the the right direction now. Hope his chemo will go smoothly and he will be heading home to be with family for Christmas. You and your family will be in my prayers. Keep us updated. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leela Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I will keep you both in my prayers. Wishing him the best of luck with his first treatment and hoping side effects, if any, hold off until after your Christmas celebration. Hugs, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyka69 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 (((Jeannie and Jim))) You have both been on quite a ride...I'm glad to hear that it seems to be smoothing out. Keeping my fingers crossed that all will be well and you'll be together at home for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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