Just Got Home!

Rain, Waiting, and a Bandaged Arm.

Wow, it has been a very long day! The good news - they don't think it's Metastatic! They think it's breast cancer only, which can be cured! Thank you, Lord!

In all the other tests they could not find evidence of cancer anywhere - no point of origin nor has it spread to any other areas. So, what they once thought was in my lymph node may just be breast tissue that is reaching way back under my arm. There is, however, one more CT scan she wants to do - checking out my ovaries and bladder area, even tho it is highly unlikely that the cancer would manifest itself from there to under my left arm.

Right now my doctor thinks it is a Stage 2 or 3 with a high grade (fast growing) cancer. She will be assemble her 'team' of specialists on Monday afternoon - the surgeon, the radiologist, the pathologist and others - may be a dozen altogether, with me in the room and all my test results. They will review, debate, and go over what they each think about my cancer and treatment as my case is an unusual one.

I will, however, start chemo next Wednesday, June 20th, for twelve weeks, and if my tumor is shrinking, then start a different kind for twelve more weeks (six months total.) After that, it will be surgery, then radiation (unless they decide different on Monday.)

Thank you so much for your prayers, and please keep them coming! I've heard some good stories about chemo, and not so good, but God is still God of it all, right? I know I'm not the first person to have cancer, and I don't want to be a baby about it, but I still need the prayers of God's people! It means so much to me to know you are all praying for me. God bless each of you very much!