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Monday, September 29, 2008
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The purpose of this blog to keep the friends and family informed about Danene's condition.
As some of you now know Danene and I had confirmation that she was diagnosed with kidney cancer on 9/23/08. On Thursday the 25th she was admitted to the hospital to get "tuned-up," as the Doctor said. On Monday she will undergo surgery to have her left kidney and an attached fast growing mass removed.
The mass was discovered on 9/10/08. Danene had gone in on 9/8/08 to have some blood work done for an up-coming physical, and that night Dr. Duncan called her to ask "Why are you seeing me next week?" As they talked I knew that something was just not right. After about a ½ hour conversation she was asked to have a complete blood panel and a cat scan of her abdomen and pelvic areas the next day. On the 10th Dr. Duncan called after he had a sleepless night (because he just didn't know how to tell her the outcome of the cat scans). She was told that she had a 6 x 9 centimeter mass around her left kidney and wanted us see an Oncologist.
We met with Dr. Dighie on 9/15/08 at which point he did an exam and told us that she had one of three different types of cancer. He could not be sure what type it was until more scans and testing were completed. He was leaning towards lymphoma because of the persistent cough that she has had for about 3-months. He said this was the type that would be the best one of the three to have. On the 17th she had the second cat-scan. Then the long wait started until the 22nd when the PET scan was done.
On the 19th she got what we thought was a bladder infection. The doctor on call prescribed some medicines that should help. Danene went through three somewhat sleepless nights with a lot of pain. We saw Dr Duncan on the 23rd and that is when our world was rocked. He let us know that the results were back from the PET scan and they were not good. The mass had grown to 16 centimeters and it and the kidney would need to be removed. Dr. Duncan set-up an appointment with a urologist, Dr. Garbeff @ 8:30 on the 25th.
The night of the 23rd when Danene woke me after we cried ourselves to sleep, she said that I needed to take her to the ER. The ER worked very fast because of the pain that she was in. They inserted a catheter and administered some pain meds and she was able to sleep. The catheter seemed to do the trick for a while. We even went to Meghan’s soccer game that day. And then the pain came back again and at 11:30 at night we were off to the ER. The catheter had plugged up. The blockage was due t0 blood clots. We knew that she had passed some clots before but we didn't put it all together.
The morning of the 25th we travel to Stockton after getting the kids off to school. We checked in at the Dr. Office. They took one look at Danene and took her into a room to lie down. The Dr. walked in and talked to us about her condition and said we are going to admit you to the Hospital to get "tuned-up because we are going to remove your left kidney and the mass". When he opened the door, a wheelchair was waiting and 20 minutes later she was lying in a hospital bed, IV, blood drawn, pain medication, and 2-units of whole blood and a night with some sleep. She was feeling better. The next day Velma said that she looked pink again and had a little more energy.
I would like to thank all of the families and friends that have taken the time to pray and help our family at this time of need. Please remember that Danene is in God's hands and we are letting God direct us. Danene and I can feel the loving arms of God our Father because of the prayer that you are offering up.
May God Bless You All,
Matt and Danene Edalgo 9/28/08
As some of you now know Danene and I had confirmation that she was diagnosed with kidney cancer on 9/23/08. On Thursday the 25th she was admitted to the hospital to get "tuned-up," as the Doctor said. On Monday she will undergo surgery to have her left kidney and an attached fast growing mass removed.
The mass was discovered on 9/10/08. Danene had gone in on 9/8/08 to have some blood work done for an up-coming physical, and that night Dr. Duncan called her to ask "Why are you seeing me next week?" As they talked I knew that something was just not right. After about a ½ hour conversation she was asked to have a complete blood panel and a cat scan of her abdomen and pelvic areas the next day. On the 10th Dr. Duncan called after he had a sleepless night (because he just didn't know how to tell her the outcome of the cat scans). She was told that she had a 6 x 9 centimeter mass around her left kidney and wanted us see an Oncologist.
We met with Dr. Dighie on 9/15/08 at which point he did an exam and told us that she had one of three different types of cancer. He could not be sure what type it was until more scans and testing were completed. He was leaning towards lymphoma because of the persistent cough that she has had for about 3-months. He said this was the type that would be the best one of the three to have. On the 17th she had the second cat-scan. Then the long wait started until the 22nd when the PET scan was done.
On the 19th she got what we thought was a bladder infection. The doctor on call prescribed some medicines that should help. Danene went through three somewhat sleepless nights with a lot of pain. We saw Dr Duncan on the 23rd and that is when our world was rocked. He let us know that the results were back from the PET scan and they were not good. The mass had grown to 16 centimeters and it and the kidney would need to be removed. Dr. Duncan set-up an appointment with a urologist, Dr. Garbeff @ 8:30 on the 25th.
The night of the 23rd when Danene woke me after we cried ourselves to sleep, she said that I needed to take her to the ER. The ER worked very fast because of the pain that she was in. They inserted a catheter and administered some pain meds and she was able to sleep. The catheter seemed to do the trick for a while. We even went to Meghan’s soccer game that day. And then the pain came back again and at 11:30 at night we were off to the ER. The catheter had plugged up. The blockage was due t0 blood clots. We knew that she had passed some clots before but we didn't put it all together.
The morning of the 25th we travel to Stockton after getting the kids off to school. We checked in at the Dr. Office. They took one look at Danene and took her into a room to lie down. The Dr. walked in and talked to us about her condition and said we are going to admit you to the Hospital to get "tuned-up because we are going to remove your left kidney and the mass". When he opened the door, a wheelchair was waiting and 20 minutes later she was lying in a hospital bed, IV, blood drawn, pain medication, and 2-units of whole blood and a night with some sleep. She was feeling better. The next day Velma said that she looked pink again and had a little more energy.
I would like to thank all of the families and friends that have taken the time to pray and help our family at this time of need. Please remember that Danene is in God's hands and we are letting God direct us. Danene and I can feel the loving arms of God our Father because of the prayer that you are offering up.
May God Bless You All,
Matt and Danene Edalgo 9/28/08
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