Blake had the chemo pump removed on Friday and completely crashed this weekend. It's been pretty typical for him to be absolutely exhausted for 2+ days after the pump is removed.
As I suspected, the insurance company said that they will not cover cytoreductive surgery (CRS) if the hot chemo (HIPEC) is included. And, they've gone as far to say that they won't cover CRS at all! I spoke to the professionals at UCSD and they told me it's pretty unethical for the insurance company to take that position. They are confident that they can get the insurance company to at least cover the CRS portion. We spoke with Dr. Whisenant on Friday and he believes that the CRS portion of the surgery will be beneficial with or without the hot chemo. In fact, since Blake continues to do so well, he feels even stronger that this is the right decision. So.......... surgery has been scheduled!
Blake is scheduled to have 2 more chemos and 1 scan before surgery. Right now, it looks like he'll have at least a 5+ week break that will help him get his strength back.
Our whole family was together tonight for Jessica's birthday so we took the opportunity to come up with a game plan for our travel & stay in San Diego. We hope our whole family will be able to be with us during this important time. And, I must say - we have some pretty amazing kids!
ttfn! Love, Kathy
YIPPIE !!!!!!!! We are so excited for you guys. I knew God would lend a BIG hand. What can we do to help? Just ASK!! Please............. thats what friends & family are for!
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