This has been a very emotional day. Mom had a check up this morning with her Oncologist and there have been some changes. The CT scan found two spots on her liver and some "undefined" spots near the stomach lining. Mom's blood work was all good and her tumor maker test was in range but because of the spots on her liver they will begin chemo tomorrow. Not really the news we were praying for.
On Monday they will implant an IV port to administer the chemo. My understanding is chemo is very hard on the veins. Each treatment will be 1x a week for about 90 minutes. She does 3 weeks chemo, one week off. The goal is to keep the cancer in check. Dr. Uronis is very confident Mom will handle these treatment well. The Dr's statement was that Mom has already shown she's beaten the odds for this type cancer and done well so far so there is no reason to think she won't do just fine with these treatments. Mom won't lose her hair and she should have very little side effects which is all good news.
This report, although we knew it would come at some point has been very difficult.....especially for Dad. We thank you for your prayers and ask that you continue to pray for Mom and our family.
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