a quick update

tuesday i sat down to do a long blog entry, updating everyone on the details of what has been going on with james. just as i did that we got a message from his radiation dr. that we should go to the hospital because they found a blood clot in his vein.
we had suspected this for almost 5 weeks now, but multiple leg sonograms had not shown anything. the ct scan that he had done to prep for radiation (that will be starting on friday!!!) showed the clot... finally!
james' leg has been really swollen and is just so huge it is unbelievable.
to finally find the clot is a great thing.
so after spending the evening tuesday and all day wednesday in the hospital at menorah, trying to figure out what to do, they have a plan.
today (thursday) they are putting in a stint in to open up the compressed vein. they will also put in a filter, which once inserted opens up to catch any pieces of blood clot that could break off. if something did break off and go into his lungs it could quite possibly kill him. the dr. this morning thought the size and location of his clot had an unlikely chance of doing this, but the filter is a precaution. yes, we are happy to take that precaution doctor!

so, we are in the hospital all day again today, and the procedure is happening now. it is a fairly simple thing to do, so there isn't a lot of risk. but he will have a hard time standing up and bending for awhile, because of where they go into the veins.

please pray for a quick decrease in the swelling of his left leg, for continued relief from the pain pump (that is a whole different story i will tell) and for the clot to be broken up, removed and not a problem anymore.

thanks again for journeying with us!
love, james and sarah