Jenn A to Z

Steve had a PET scan on Wednesday and we got the results today. I wanted to post an update even though it lacks a lot of detail at this point. Unfortunately, we did not receive good news at the. There is more cancer and the cancer that was there is larger. This is very disappointing,…

Since most of our communication is through our facebook group lately, I’ve taken to posting here what we’ve posted there so that our non-facebook team members also get the info. I may get back into writing longer posts, but for now my main goal is communication so in that vein…here’s the latest… Wednesday, June 5…

Steve says (on facebook):   Okay, here’s the deal. Most of what was thought to be cancer in the last scan is in fact either dead tissue or calcification from the procedures. A spot or two remain, but might be scavenging cells or healing tissue instead of cancer. So, for two months we will do…

Steve has his PET scan early tomorrow morning. This usually means we eat comfort food (including ice cream) tonight. To prep for this test, however, Steve cannot have any form of sugar for 24 hours. He’s done well today with boiled eggs for breakfast and meat/veggies for lunch, but I guess pasta and dessert is…

While we were in California we had a missed call from our oncology office. I called today and just now got off the phone with a nurse. A few days after our appointment, Dr. Ghosh had gone and looked at the CT scans with the radiologist, as he always likes to do. What he saw…

We could really use prayers today…but I guess we could all say that all the time though, right? Our time away was good and proved to be a well-timed distraction. Now, back to reality and it’s not easy. So much disappointment after so much work and (sadly) suffering. The cancer is back…not sure it ever…

Jenn’s Post on Facebook:Some sad news. The cancer is back. The procedures didn’t work even though it seemed that they did. The tumors are still there and larger, but haven’t spread. There is still no cancer in the liver or in his bones. This is a good thing. Steve is considered stable and treatable, but…

Subtitle: Our Hospital Stay in 8 Facebook Updates Wednesday, Jan 2 at 11:38 pm Steve is back in the hospital with a collapsed lung. They put in a chest tube. He had been complaining about pain, but I honestly thought it was just him being impatient with recovery (who would blame him?). At our follow-up…

Friday, December 14 Things are going very well. Steve can get up and walk without assistance, is not experiencing pain (thanks to the epidural and pain meds) and is able to eat regular food. The plan is to go home on Sunday or Monday and tubes can start coming out tomorrow. Thank you to those…

For the next week or so, I’ll probably be reposting facebook  updates from our Team Zieser facebook page. Some of you may be reading the same updates more than once, but in an effort to pass on information to all our team, I want to post in both places. Read. Enjoy. Share. (smile) November 27 The…