Since nothing positive from blood cultures, they've determined it is malignancy related. It has advanced all across the roof of my mouth with just a small fraction of gums/teeth uncomsumed. I have always felt this was the case.
In the beginning I didn't have much fever at all. As it has progressed it's more prevalent than before. They're trying different antibiotics but so far nothing has slowed the fever nor the advancement of this massive "growth". Once it has consumed/transformed my upper palate, what next? Where does it go from there?
Certainly it isn't going to come to a halt and say, "Well boys, that was a fun trip."
I don't have a clue. I believe it may be spreading to my tongue. The left side hurts, but there is a lower tooth in that area so that may be a contributing factor.
I just went to do my morning routine and looked at my tongue, it was covered in a film that reminds me of bentonite clay, so I brushed the hell out of it and most is gone. I went as far back as I could but there remains a slight bit more.
Maybe the ENT will get by today and give it a go.
I'm certainly tired of being here, my arms are bruised up and down, some of my veins are hard as a brick and protruding from where they inserted an IV that got bent. How can I NOT bend both arms when I have to remove and clean my cannula, or during a feeding tube session.
The level of care has greatly diminished in quality. I understand I'm not the only tumor in town, but when I push the call nurse button and it takes almost a full hour before it gets answered, seems kind of slow. To answer, then tell me "I'll send your nurse down" but she never shows, what is up with that?
I used to get my vitals checked once every 4 hours, the past 36 hours have just been a fever check. They cannot discharge me until I've maintained a normal or below temperature for xx period of time.
Another day in the life...
