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Playing Since: 1961
Experience Level: Expert/Professional
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Occupation: Owner, acoustic music store
Gender: Male
Age: 64
My Instruments:
Too many to mention, though my 1964 Ode bought new from Chuck Ogsbury has been a steadfast bluegrass friend, and the 1908 Fairbanks Imperial Electric no. 0 that I acquired in 1968 remains a favorite.
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Again, just too many to mention, though Mississippi John Hurt and Doc Watson remain all-time favorites. If you catch me passively listening to recorded music, it's probably Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven, though.
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Created 8/23/2003
Last Visit 11/21/2009
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Thursday, November 12, 2009 @10:51:00 AM
As I write this, Carmen is back in the hospital. She has a UT infection and has been nauseated and in pain for days. Last night, she was running a fever of 103.6, so two weeks post surgery it was back to the hospital for her. She is now receiving anti-nausea drugs as well as an IV antibiotic. She apparently either has had a post surgical hematoma or some hemorrhaging, as she is anemic, and is now receiving blood as well.
She had a CAT scan this morning, so we hope very soon to know if the infection is localized or more widespread, in addition to getting a handle on what--if any--bleeding she has been doing.
Meanwhile, on an equally cheery note, though there were no histological signs of the tumor's having spread anywhere, her surgeon recommended that she speak with a radiation oncologist, as her tumor was fairly near healthy tissue that was not removed.
That oncologist is recommending an 8-week course of radiation of the healthy tissues, pretty much as an insurance. She also recommended speaking to the chemo Dr., with whom we are soon to have a meeting. Again, her take is that it is all "insurance" against a recurrence . Of course, it's pretty heroic insurance, and, needless to say, Carmen does not look forward to either therapy. We shall see what is recommended vis-à-vis chemo, but regardless, it would seem our next few months will be more hectic and worrisome than usual.
ugh.
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