Pros and Cons
20 February 2016So a lot has been happening since the last update.
Natalies chemo has been stopped at present. The hospital is happy with the progress and feel that the progress is at a point she can have a rest from it. Natalie's weight has started dropping again though so the priority at present is to deal with that. At a tiny 38kg, it is really important that she puts on a little weight, particularly is chemo is needed again in the future.
The problem here is that although Natalie has a feeding tube, its not been enough to keep her weight on and Oral feeding had become non -existent.
Natalie went into hospital last week to have a stent put in her Oesophagus. The doctors discovered that it only had an opening of a few mm. The stent is now in place and Natalie has been able to eat tiny bits of soft food but unfortunately the disadvantage of the procedure is that it stops the valve working which causes her reflux and sleeping has to be more upright.
She is staying very strong and positive and we are all very proud of her.
