Since I last posted, I had to have a bone tumor removed from my femur, and then Dr. Brien added a plate and rod up to the hip joint. That was in August or September. I have just seen Dr. Brien Monday this week. I told him my legs hurt all the time, I no longer take any pain killers except over the counter meds, he gave me Tylenol #3, just 20, to help me through this current pain. He referred me to a vascular surgeon, his sister, Heather Brien at Hoag. He is ordering an MRI of my entire left leg because he felt a lot of lumps and bumps.
He did some blood work and listened to my heart and chest, told me to take a deep breath, and then I remembered, as I doubled over in pain, I can't do that! It always hurts when I take a deep breath on the right side.
His office called and said my blood was crappy, platelets still low and that I apparently have some liver/pancreas and gall bladder problems because the stent in my biliary duct shifted, which is why I can't take a deep breath without pain.
Oh what fun cancer is!
