The Beginning

On February 29, 2016, Jenna started having really bad abdominal pain, to the point where she couldn’t walk.

On March 1, 2016, we went to the Logan Regional Hospital ER to find out what the pain was from. After a CT scan and ultrasound, a growth was seen on Jenna’s right ovary. They sent her right away to the Huntsman Cancer Center in Salt Lake to see an OB/GYN specialist.

On March 4, 2016, we went to the Huntsman hospital and met with an OB/GYN specialist. After meeting with him, he was looking at the CT scan and noticed something on the colon that didn’t look right, so he set up a colonoscopy. Jenna said that she didn’t really realize that she was going to the the Huntsman Cancer Center until she put the address in her phone to know where they were headed. I think that was when she realized that she had cancer. 

On March 7, 2016, we went to Salt Lake and Jenna had the colonoscopy. A tumor was discovered 13 cm up the colon. About a week later, we went back to the Huntsman to meet with the chemotherapy doctor to discuss treatments.  

On March 15, 2016, the team of doctors at the Huntsman met and came up with the treatment plan. They planned another colonoscopy to put a stint in because the tumor was blocking off the colon. They considered the stint better than surgery to remove the tumor, because surgery could cause infection and push back any other treatment options.

On March 18, 2016, Jenna had the second colonoscopy and got the stint put in. It was a really hard day and made Jenna pretty sick--pretty sucky way to spend our 22 anniversary, but at least i got to be with her.

On March 31, 2016, we went back to the Huntsman for a PET scan and to have Jenna’s port put in.

April 21, 2016 got the results of the pet scan, had fluid removed from abdomin and received her first chemo infusion.

Darren