Yesterday Matt said he had a morning nap that was the best sleep he has had in a long time. Today he is feeling a little better. He is not ready for work yet but decided to
clean the house and surprise Casey. He is trying to eat a lot of little meals to gain back
some weight and get strong again.
Tomorrow we have an afternoon appointment with Dr. Holen.
Here is a really nice prayer I received from a friend:
"Dear Lord Jesus, Lamb of god, Holy Might One, in our heartfelt prayer we place
our dear one Mathew Krueger, in the same way as in Your Gospel, as one who once was lowered through the roof by determined friends, and we place him before you with our faith and beg you to restore him fully recovered and to at once walk, love, dance and continue most energetically in Your service here on Earth and may he return to you as man of many years. Blessed be the Sacred Heart of Jesus ...Make our hearts like unto thine. Amen and Thank you."
Thank you for your continued thoughts and prays for Matt.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Not Feeling the best yet!
Thursday, Friday and today Matt has not felt real good yet. He wakes up and doesn't feel good and as the day goes on he feels a little bit better but not good enough to
get out.
Hopefully tomorrow he will feel a little better and able to get out and get some fresh air.
Matt is having some pain in his back and pelvic. He is eating pudding, applesauce and ice cream. He has put on a few pounds this week. We have to try and get him to eat
more so he gains weight and feels better.
Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.
get out.
Hopefully tomorrow he will feel a little better and able to get out and get some fresh air.
Matt is having some pain in his back and pelvic. He is eating pudding, applesauce and ice cream. He has put on a few pounds this week. We have to try and get him to eat
more so he gains weight and feels better.
Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Home Again!
Matt came home yeserday. They said that Matt was handling the liquid diet good so he should continue the diet when he gets home. Matt got home about supper time. He curled up on the
couch and rested.
He wasn't very good at listening to stay on his diet. He had a peanut butter sandwhich and noodles.
Today he is not feeling real well. I brought him to my house and he is having applesauce, ice cream and lots of juice. He took a nice warm bath and now he is napping. Hopefully he feel better tomorrow.
Hopefully he listens to the Doctor and doesn't over do it with food.
Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers for Matt!
couch and rested.
He wasn't very good at listening to stay on his diet. He had a peanut butter sandwhich and noodles.
Here is Matt when he got home from the Hospital.
Hopefully he listens to the Doctor and doesn't over do it with food.
Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers for Matt!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
New Day
The Doctor came in last night and told us about Matt's CT-Scan. Matt's cancer continues
to grow. The cancerous nodules in his lungs, on his liver, on his pelvic bone and on his kidney are all
a little bigger. The CT-Scan shows that Matt's left kidney is swollen. They not sure exactly what has caused his left kidney to swell. The GI Doctor is coming in to talk with Matt today. The Doctor
also said that Matt can no longer be in the clinical trail. Matt's CEA tumor marker score has gone up to 54. Right before the trail started on Aug 3 it had gone down to 41. Matt will have to come back in a few weeks to get a premenate stint in his bile duct. They thought the temporary plastic one seems to be working so he will need the stainless steel one put in some time in the near future.
Matt and Casey have lots to think about. They are going to decide if Matt wants to check into
another clinical trail or not. First thing is Matt needs to get strong again. Matt needs to eat and put on
some weight.
The PA came in this morning and explained that Matt' numbers are all way down. The feel that
the Pancreatitis is almost gone. The PA explained that Matt's bilirubin is down to 4. She said as long
as his pain is gone and he can tolerate food she thought he might be able to go home this afternoon.
So the PA gave Matt the go ahead for a clear liquid diet. So Matt ordered breakfast. He doesn't like oatmeal so he found out he can have Chocolate pudding , yogurt, ice cream. So Matt ate his chocolate
ice cream and some of his pudding. He is resting so he can finish his pudding in a little while.
and chocolate ice cream. Matt took it slow and ate his ice cream and some of his pudding. He is
resting and then going to finish his pudding. If Matt handle this food they are talking he might go
home this afternoon.
God has a journey all decided for Matt and I understand that. It might not be what we want but God must need a really good Angel. Please help us and continue to pray that Matt can go home and get stronger and put on some weight and be pain free! I believe in Our Savior to be there for Matt and Casey and the family.
to grow. The cancerous nodules in his lungs, on his liver, on his pelvic bone and on his kidney are all
a little bigger. The CT-Scan shows that Matt's left kidney is swollen. They not sure exactly what has caused his left kidney to swell. The GI Doctor is coming in to talk with Matt today. The Doctor
also said that Matt can no longer be in the clinical trail. Matt's CEA tumor marker score has gone up to 54. Right before the trail started on Aug 3 it had gone down to 41. Matt will have to come back in a few weeks to get a premenate stint in his bile duct. They thought the temporary plastic one seems to be working so he will need the stainless steel one put in some time in the near future.
Matt and Casey have lots to think about. They are going to decide if Matt wants to check into
another clinical trail or not. First thing is Matt needs to get strong again. Matt needs to eat and put on
some weight.
The PA came in this morning and explained that Matt' numbers are all way down. The feel that
the Pancreatitis is almost gone. The PA explained that Matt's bilirubin is down to 4. She said as long
as his pain is gone and he can tolerate food she thought he might be able to go home this afternoon.
So the PA gave Matt the go ahead for a clear liquid diet. So Matt ordered breakfast. He doesn't like oatmeal so he found out he can have Chocolate pudding , yogurt, ice cream. So Matt ate his chocolate
ice cream and some of his pudding. He is resting so he can finish his pudding in a little while.
and chocolate ice cream. Matt took it slow and ate his ice cream and some of his pudding. He is
resting and then going to finish his pudding. If Matt handle this food they are talking he might go
home this afternoon.
God has a journey all decided for Matt and I understand that. It might not be what we want but God must need a really good Angel. Please help us and continue to pray that Matt can go home and get stronger and put on some weight and be pain free! I believe in Our Savior to be there for Matt and Casey and the family.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
New Developement
Matt was so excited thinking he was going home today. Matt has developed Pancreatitis.
He woke up this morning with a real bad pain in his stomach. They believe that because of
the ERCP procedure that Matt had done yesterday it inflamed his pancreas. This could be
life threatening if not taken care of. After the CT Scan Matt can only have liquids and pain
medication. Hopefully by tomorrow the Pancreas is feeling better and might let Matt eat
more solid food.
Please God I pray that Matt's CT_Scan does not show anything bad. That it is the nodule on
his liver pushing on the bile duct. I also pray that his pancreas feels better tomorrow!
He woke up this morning with a real bad pain in his stomach. They believe that because of
the ERCP procedure that Matt had done yesterday it inflamed his pancreas. This could be
life threatening if not taken care of. After the CT Scan Matt can only have liquids and pain
medication. Hopefully by tomorrow the Pancreas is feeling better and might let Matt eat
more solid food.
Please God I pray that Matt's CT_Scan does not show anything bad. That it is the nodule on
his liver pushing on the bile duct. I also pray that his pancreas feels better tomorrow!
Doctor Appointment
This morning Matt and Casey and I (Kitty) went to UW-Madison Hospital where Matt has been doing his clinical trial. Matt had labs done first and then doctor appointment.
As soon as Clinical RN Rosemary saw Matt she new something was wrong. Since Matt stop taking the two chemo pills has felt worse. The whites in Matt's eye have gotten yellow and even his skin on his face has gotten yellow. Matt has been very tired and has been sick to his stomach since last Tuesday. Casey had taken Matt to their friend who is a PA and said something is going on with Matt's liver. She thought it would be okay for him to wait another day to see his doctor on Monday.
The labs show that a normal Biliruben test was high. A normal number is 1.4 and Matt's biliruben was 9.3. It also showed his ALT and other tests were all high. They wanted to put Matt in the hospital.
Of coarse Matt has been trying to avoid any hospital but Casey put her foot down and told him he had to
stay and get better!
Matt's weight has gone steadily down. He has no desire to eat. He still tries to push himself to eat something. His weight has gone done to 121.9.
His CEA tumor marker test had gone down the last time to 41.0 Today his CEA tumor marker test was 53.1. This number can flucate due to the liver problem he is having. Hopefully when we get his liver back in check his tumor marker number will go down again.
Matt was put into the hospital and at 4:15 today he had a ERCP test done, This is a procedure where they had to put Matt out and put a scope down his throat into his liver to see what could be blocking things. The bile duct to his liver is being pressed on and making it very small for fluids to flow through. The doctor put in a temporary stint to hold it open. Hopefully in a day or two Matt's liver will function normal and his yellow will go away. Tomorrow Matt will have a CT-Scan and hopefully it will show what is going on with Matt's liver. What they suspect is the small nodule of Cancer that is on his liver might have grown and be the culprit pressing on his bile duct and causing all the problems. If this is the case then in two weeks Matt will come back to UW-Hospital and they will put in a permanent stint.
Matt has gotten some sleep earlier today and I hope he gets a good night sleep tonight. He is up two to three times a night to go to the bathroom or he just can't sleep. Sleep will help Matt a lot if he can get some.
Thank you to everyone for your continued prayers. Please say a prayer that the nodule is the problem and nothing else. I pray that when this gets cleared up Matt will be able to start phase 2 of the clinical trial. He was supposed to start that today but due to the liver problem that is put on hold. They said it usually take at least two phases to see that it is shrinking the cancerous tumors.
As soon as Clinical RN Rosemary saw Matt she new something was wrong. Since Matt stop taking the two chemo pills has felt worse. The whites in Matt's eye have gotten yellow and even his skin on his face has gotten yellow. Matt has been very tired and has been sick to his stomach since last Tuesday. Casey had taken Matt to their friend who is a PA and said something is going on with Matt's liver. She thought it would be okay for him to wait another day to see his doctor on Monday.
The labs show that a normal Biliruben test was high. A normal number is 1.4 and Matt's biliruben was 9.3. It also showed his ALT and other tests were all high. They wanted to put Matt in the hospital.
Of coarse Matt has been trying to avoid any hospital but Casey put her foot down and told him he had to
stay and get better!
Matt's weight has gone steadily down. He has no desire to eat. He still tries to push himself to eat something. His weight has gone done to 121.9.
His CEA tumor marker test had gone down the last time to 41.0 Today his CEA tumor marker test was 53.1. This number can flucate due to the liver problem he is having. Hopefully when we get his liver back in check his tumor marker number will go down again.
Matt was put into the hospital and at 4:15 today he had a ERCP test done, This is a procedure where they had to put Matt out and put a scope down his throat into his liver to see what could be blocking things. The bile duct to his liver is being pressed on and making it very small for fluids to flow through. The doctor put in a temporary stint to hold it open. Hopefully in a day or two Matt's liver will function normal and his yellow will go away. Tomorrow Matt will have a CT-Scan and hopefully it will show what is going on with Matt's liver. What they suspect is the small nodule of Cancer that is on his liver might have grown and be the culprit pressing on his bile duct and causing all the problems. If this is the case then in two weeks Matt will come back to UW-Hospital and they will put in a permanent stint.
Matt has gotten some sleep earlier today and I hope he gets a good night sleep tonight. He is up two to three times a night to go to the bathroom or he just can't sleep. Sleep will help Matt a lot if he can get some.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Matt doing okay
Matt has been taking both of his chemo pills. He has been getting very tired easily. Matt does not let that get him down. He is still going to work most days. He had a
wedding one weekend and he has been to 2 Brewers games. Matt has also been
keeping busy trying to help Casey get ready for her kindergarten classroom.
Matt still has pelvic pain which he takes around the clock pain medication. If it gets real bad he has a quick 4 hour pain medication he can take on top of the 12 hour pain medication he takes already.
Matt has a doctor appointment with Dr. Le Conte on Sept 12 with labs first and appointment second. This will be day 28 of the clinical trail. We will find out
how things are progressing. If the new drugs are shrinking the cancer in Matt or
not.
I believe in the power of prayer!! Thank you so much for your continued prayers!
wedding one weekend and he has been to 2 Brewers games. Matt has also been
keeping busy trying to help Casey get ready for her kindergarten classroom.
Matt still has pelvic pain which he takes around the clock pain medication. If it gets real bad he has a quick 4 hour pain medication he can take on top of the 12 hour pain medication he takes already.
Matt has a doctor appointment with Dr. Le Conte on Sept 12 with labs first and appointment second. This will be day 28 of the clinical trail. We will find out
how things are progressing. If the new drugs are shrinking the cancer in Matt or
not.
I believe in the power of prayer!! Thank you so much for your continued prayers!
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