Today we went to the office of Dr. P, an ENT physician in Salida. He removed the enlarged cervical node from Doug's neck, about an inch below his ear. It was done with local anesthetic; Doug said he could feel tugging but no pain during. Now that the local has worn off, Doug is taking his pain meds! Dr P said he had to go deeper than he initially thought, so he put in a drain. It is draining quite a bit, which is good. I am okay with doing dressing changes at home. We had some sterile 4 x 4's. Getting the gauze to stick to the side of the neck on a man who has a beard is a challenge. The nurse at the office used lots of tape which was difficult to get off; I did have to cut some hair. Not only did we have sterile gauze, but I found some Co-flex - the stuff that sticks to itself but not skin or hair. So I wrapped that all the way around Doug's neck and it worked great.
Dr P also started Doug on a two week course of antibiotics to prevent infection. We go back this Wednesday to get the drain out.
Dr P talked to Dr M, the local oncologist and together they decided to postpone Doug's first CyBorD treatment a week. So that will be September 2.
The hard part for me is waiting to get the biopsy report back. It will be at least a week. This stretch of our myeloma journey has some potholes!
We have many people praying for us, and that means so much.
Love to all.
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1
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