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Author Archives: Bob LeBoeuf
The Challenge has begun!
A full breakfast this morning. One of only two meals consumed since dinner on Sunday December 21st. Water Egg sandwich with cheddar cheese on sourdough toast Blueberry muffin w/ butter Bran and granola cereal w/ soy milk, blueberries and banana Coffee w/ cream Around 12 Noon we should know the results by the color andContinue reading “The Challenge has begun!”
Focused on Winning this Current “Challenge”
Progress continues in my effort to overcome the Chyle Leak that has been “dogging” me for the past two weeks. I am still on a nutritional IV with no food by mouth (15 days), and my chest tubes remain in place to drain and track fluid in my lungs (19 days). The current plan is to continue monitoring the chestContinue reading “Focused on Winning this Current “Challenge””
Bob’s NY Day Favorites
Bowl Game – Outback Bowl Commercials: 4. Taco Bell – Crunch Wrap 3. Chick-Fil-A – Coffee 2. Reese’s – Classic Peanut Butter Cup 1. Masseys Pizza – “Can’t Fake the Bake”
Happy New Year!
Over the past 48 hours, the doctors and I have come up with a near term game plan to make the best of the situation and put us in a position to get past this inconvenient Chyle Leak and continue our march towards victory. The joyful news is that last night (12/30) I came home from theContinue reading “Happy New Year!”
Patience and Trust
We still have some work ahead of us! Tests yesterday (12/29) indicated the leak did not heal in this go-around so I am going to continue on the IV diet and no food by mouth for several more days. We will monitor fluid output from my lungs during that period and provided fluid output continuesContinue reading “Patience and Trust”
Stay The Course #crushit
It is day ten (12/27) of my hospital stay and as much as I would love to be home, we are all focused on a much bigger prize! Update: Today (12/27) I will complete my 5th day of IV nutrition and 6th 24 hr period without food by mouth (started 12/21 7PM). This has allContinue reading “Stay The Course #crushit”
Merry Christmas: Keeping Spirits Bright!
Just returned from my midday walk which today included my great friend and brilliant doctor, Dr Peter Lafferty. Pete has been by my side since I texted him on October 23 with the news of the diagnosis. When I returned to the room, I was greeted by a gift from Joe Gallo and The ColumbusContinue reading “Merry Christmas: Keeping Spirits Bright!”
Prayers Answered: Our Christmas Present Arrived Today!
As tough as yesterday may have been, today we received the best news we could have expected. The surgical pathology report for my lung tumor indicates that the lung cancer is a “primary” lung cancer. This is important in that it is not a metastasis of the colon cancer. Also, the cancer has not spreadContinue reading “Prayers Answered: Our Christmas Present Arrived Today!”
We knew it couldn’t all be fun . . .
Things were going pretty well until this morning (12/22) when we ran into a problem. It’s nothing we can’t overcome, it just means I’m going to be in the hospital a little longer than planned. I’ll chalk the entire thing up to a missed diagnosis by Dr. Vincent Daniel (aka The Quack) and a commonContinue reading “We knew it couldn’t all be fun . . .”
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