The appointment I had with the surgeon today was draining. Several things happened, so I’ll just share the facts so y’all know how to pray for us.
1. The tumors are a lot bigger than I had thought. The first doctor had told me the tumors were about 10 mm. That is about the size of a black bean. Well today I found out I was wrong. The tumors are about 3 times that size. The biggest one is 3 cm. That is more like the size of a ping pong ball. There are 2 big tumors and one small one.
2. The location of the swollen lymph node means the surgeon may have to cut my neck open in two different locations. One will be 3 inches across and the other may be 3 inches vertically.
3. This is about the time I wanted to put something over my head and cry.
4. The surgeon is concerned over the “wording” on the pathology report. (The pathology report is the report when my cells were examined and the cancer was found). He said the language said something like “the findings are in line with that of papillary cancer” He wants his pathologist to review the findings to “make sure”. So I said, “does this mean I might not have cancer ?” and he said “no, I didnt say that, but I just want to know what exactly we are dealing with. My pathologist would not write something is “in line with that of cancer” he would say, it is papillary cancer.
5. The surgeon needs to speak with the doctor who found my swollen lymph node to discuss what was seen on the ultrasound
6. Surgery will be in the month of February. I haven’t been given a date yet.
This was the hardest day yet. It was really discouraging to hear the cancer was 3 times larger than I had thought and then later be told I may have 2 cuts on my neck, and then be told the pathology reports need to be reviews. I’m emotionally drained and dont feel like proof reading this….
I do keep seeing God’s hand all over this thing though. Today we found out the surgeon’s daughter is dating Joe’s cousin. Isn’t that how the Lord works? In the little things. sometimes you just have to look harder than others. I’m tired. love ya’ll ~ sabrina
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