Yesterday, I went in for Paracentesis procedure. This is where they take out the fluid that is building up in your stomach. Since, about 2 weeks ago, my stomach had been slowly getting bigger again - most likely due to the chemo, vomiting and diarrhea that I had over a month spread where I wasn't getting enough nutrition.
When I was in the hospital for diarrhea, they did the same procedure and took out about 2 Liters. This time they took out 8 Liters (~ 2 Gallons) of fluid! That's about 17 lbs. of weight! I feel so much better now! My stomach went down from looking like I'm 9 months pregnant and about to pop, to 6 months pregnant.
Very thankful for modern medicine! I'm so much more comfortable!
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