The Yeti Project: November 2011

Boy have I been gone for a while. So sorry about that. Since my last post Cleve had a staph infection of the fluid collecting under his arm. He had about three weeks of fevers with the last week of fevers being very high, around 105. We got to spend some time in the E.R. draining the fluid and having it analyzed, and then spending time in the oncology office receiving fluids and antibiotics. That was a very hard weekend. Once we figured out what was infected in him, Dr. Traul put in a new drain which is now gone. I took pictures while in the E.R. but not of the drain being put back in. I have a weak stomach and it was a little more than I could handle, taking pictures. I was lucky to remain on my feet while watching. Plus I didn't want to get in the way of the proceedure. It was pretty cool though.

Cleve has since had a PET scan and it shows where the tumor was removed and is now healing and it still shows the sacral lesion since his radiation treatments. No new spots have cropped up, so we are lucky there. It has been six months since Cleve's diagnosis. What a wild ride it has been. I am including some of the pics that I took in the E.R. And I will try to be better about posting any changes that occur.