Sheila was alert and attentive most of the morning. She was out of bed on 7-8 occasions making trips to the water-closet and a couple trips down the hall. I am sure these felt like marathons to her. The staff agreed that she is doing very well after this type of surgery and may be a bit ahead on the recovery path.
In the early evening Sheila’s condition worsened a
little. She developed a low grade fever
(99.5). She was doing so well earlier that
we had decided to take the kids over to see her. Our children ended up visiting her during
this down time. She was not able to
communicate much so we took them home quickly and had her sleep. After another 2-3 hours of rest she woke up,
trekked to the in room facilities, and laid back down. The fever had subsided and she appeared to be
much better than earlier. She is also
developing lower abdomen noises indicating that the colon may be waking up. This is what we need to have happen next.
I was doing some research and found the following link that
discusses the stages of the colon cancer.
We are not exactly sure of the stage we are in yet. The pathology report will indicate if the
cancer has spread to the lymph nodes.
From visual inspections we think we are between stage 1 and stage
2. I need to ask the Doctor if the
cancer had broken through the colon wall which would make it a stage 2. Stage 1 and some Stage 2 cancer treatments do
not include Chemo or Radiation treatments.
What we do not want is stage 3 where the cancer would have traveled to
the lymph nodes. Chemo and some
Radiation are usually prescribed in Stage 3 cases.
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