Edit Monday Morning, 1:10PM.
A CT scan was run on Jadon’s head to verify the progression of the fungal sinusitis and his abdomen without contrast to try and understand the reason for the enflamed liver, spleen and pancreas. The result of the CT scan performed on his head verified the fungus had not progressed to the orbital or brain. It also showed a spot on his left kidney and issues with the spleen. Additional detail was not provided.
New information provided from the surgeon is saying Jadon has Typhlitis. Typhlitis is a potentially life-threatening necrotizing inflammation of the cecum and colon that was recognized initially as a complication
of childhood leukemia but is now known to occur in both adults and children with a variety of hematologic and solid malignancies, in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and as a complication of bone marrow transplantation (BMT). The early use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and bowel rest should control this complication in most patients.
Currently Jadon is scheduled for additional surgery on Wednesday, June 22 to remove the residual fungus identified through the CT scan. It is not known at this time whether removal of his nasal septum will take place. The oncologist is also going to take a bone marrow sample while Jadon is under sedation for the surgery and the abdominal cavity will be scoped. The chemotherapy treatment is currently on hold.
Please keep Jadon in your prayers. He needs the healing hand of his savior more than ever.
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