Had a good meeting with Prof Wang at NUH this morning. He explained in meticulous details the current condition of my blood vessels and what he will have to do to ensure (as much as humanly possible) that the radioactive beads destroy only the cancer cells, and not leak to other organs like the lungs and pancreas. He was also very patient in answering our 101 questions on what to expect and possible post-surgery side effects.
Anyway, here's the deal:
- Will check into the hospital next Mon afternoon (6 Nov)
- Will do first angiogram on Tue to check blood vessels and do embolisation (blocking) of any vessels which may leak the radiation to any healthy major organs
- Will do second angiogram on Wed to inject Y-90 radioactive beads into vessels which feed the tumours
- Will stay till Thu or Fri for observation
After checking out of the hospital, will have to isolate myself at home for about 2 weeks cos will be slightly radioactive. Doc even told my hubby he won't be able to hug me for the first few days, sob sob... And I'll definitely stay away from babies, children and pregnant ladies (including those who are planning to get pregnant) just to play safe.
In the meantime, please pray for Alex. He started having high fever on Sat nite, and even though he'd seen the doc and taken medication, the fever kept coming back, reaching 40C. Very stressed cos have never seen him quite so sick. Didn't know what else to know except to check his temperature every other hour and sponge him down. Really worried that it may be dengue. Sending him for a blood test tomorrow. Pray that it's not dengue or anything serious, that his fever will be gone, and he will recover quickly.
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