Doctor's Visits Last Wednesday

Sorry for the late update. The GI MD discussed the possibility of a nerve block to some of his abdominal region, it was decided this probably wouldn't do much for Jon. It is used more in patients that have issues with pain from pancreatic cancer and have a lot of involvement with the nerve bundle close to the pancreas. We will continue to watch his liver function tests though, because sometimes the stent he had placed in February closes up. The pain MD visit was status quo. We are at the point where Jon needs to decide how much pain he wants to live with to be able to do what he wants throughout the day. She brought up the possibility of hospice, so he could have 24 hr availability of someone for pain control. He would not like to switch to this yet, he feels there is a good plan right now. A nurse also came in to assess the PEG tube in this stomach. He still uses this daily to empty his stomach if it is feeling full. The insertion site is a bit broken down, and I just needed another set of eyes to see it. Another infection is the last thing we need. She gave us some ointment and we are hoping it gets better.