With mama right now in the hospital - recovering from a nephrostomy. Everything went well and the doctor installed a tube that is internal and will directly drain into mama's bladder, so there will be no external bag.
Why the nephrostomy?
Well, the cancer growth is impacting and preventing mama's right kidney from functioning and draining. They were going to leave it as is, hoping and expecting that the kidney would recover as the cancer shrank. However, they will be starting a new kind of chemo this week, called Cisplatin, which is more toxic and impacts kidney function. So, they want both kidneys functioning fully - this will allow them to safely administer the more aggressive chemo, Cisplatin.
Here's mama post-procedure enjoying a meal!
They are keeping her overnight just for observation, make sure there is little or no bleeding, and then we can be on our way tomorrow!
**EDIT**
Notice mama has her hair short, because it's started falling out, but she STILL has her hair! Man her hair is stubborn just like her! Haha!
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