Who knew using this little catheter could be so involved?

Went to Roswell today to learn how to drain this fluid myself.  Well, actually I couldn't do it myself if I had to. It definitely takes 2 sets of hands.  But, before I go into that - I ran into Dr. Khushalani in the elevator.  I asked him if he had heard from Dr. Deshpande yet and he said no.  I told him that he should hear from him today or tomorrow.  Truth be told, I wanted to hold him hostage in the elevator and get Dr. Deshpande on the phone right then and there.  Would that have been too forward of me?

Back to my training session.  The nurse was wonderful.  She went through everything step by step.  Fortunately, the kits come with written detailed instructions, and there is also a DVD showing the whole procedure.  Good thing.  I would never remember on my own. Everything has to be sterile, so you can't touch this or that unless you have gloves on.  There are "clips" and "valves" and we have to know where they go and in which order.  Holy cow!!  My mother was there with me to be my 2nd set of eyes and ears, but she probably won't be helping with the draining at home.  Ken will be my assistant for that. Poor guy.  He didn't sign up for this!

One last addendum - turns out the 2nd pathology report on the fluid came back negative.  So, now the doctors are looking at it as a true negative.  This is a very good thing.  If we can shrink these tumors down with chemo or other means, surgery may yet be an option after all.  Woohoo!!

Thanks to everyone for your prayers and good wishes.  For every new day the Lord gives me, I am truly grateful.