Lisa was doing very well today right up to about an hour before she had her afternoon palliative infusion at the cancer center of the same meds and fluids as yesterday , and was feeling much better again by the time we left there.  However, her swelling continues to get slightly worse each day.  We had a consult with a heart surgeon today to get a second opinion about whether surgical intervention (such as a stent) is possible/practical to improve the flow in and out of the heart, and while he doesn't think so from his perspective, he is going to further consult with an associate that is a vascular surgeon.

We're hoping to get home-based care initiated within the next several days so that Lisa isn't dependent on going to the cancer center each afternoon, and so that there is also help available on the weekends if needed without having to make a trip to the E.R.