The Yeti Project: Home again

It feels so good to be home. Even though it was only a three day trip, two solid days of that was traveling and we are exhausted. We were lucky enough to come home to a freshly cleaned house thanks to a secret bunch of really great friends or family. I honestly cannot thank you guys enough, it was such a treat, right down to the flowers outside and on the table. We love you guys.

We had appointments bright and early this morning starting at 7:30 (yes, thats early to me). He had his MRI that Dr. Ross had ordered and it went really well. I guessed they focused solely on the brachial plexus region which is the hub of where the tumor and hematoma is and got some really good pictures. In the afternoon we headed out to Grants Pass to the cancer center at the hospital there to get his CT scan and first appointment to start radiation tomorrow. The CT together with the MRI taken today will guide the radiation beam into the tumor. He will receive radiation twice a week for five sessions.

The hematoma continues to bleed and actually is getting bigger. Since Dr. Ross tapped it and he felt some pressure relief for an hour or so, it has since filled up larger than before which is very uncomfortable for Cleve. It is really ugly too, I have to say. I am posting pictures at the end so if you don't want to see them, don't scroll down. because it is bleeding so much Cleve is actually thinking that it wasn't his pec major that popped off but rather what Dr. Ross suggested, that the capsule of the tumor cracked open and is the source of the bleeding. That too would explain the popping that Cleve said he felt. So before I post the gross pics, I will start out with a pic of our youngest son. I told my mom who was taking care of the boys that I missed my kids, Gavin happened to be home, so he sent me a message. Here it is. Again, gross pics will follow.