The good/bad news frame doesn’t work very well here, but it’s a start:
Good News: The minimally invasive Laparoscopic (minicam) surgery gave them the needed useful information to make sound decisions, just what it was supposed to do.
Bad News: That information showed several small nodules in the abdominal wall that were not visible in earlier scans and that the major surgery to remove all tumors in the pelvis area is off the table for now. Getting stability and control through systemic treatment (chemo) is the next step.
Other Good News:
They removed the small tumor in the Morrison’s Pouch between kidney and liver. Couldn’t see kidney (on back side)
They got her two tissue samples for testing packaged and ready for delivery.
She’ll be out of recovery on way home late today. No dietary restrictions.
Time to Regroup and move on to the next stage of this marathon.
With Love,
Steve
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Marathon is right Steve!
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts are with you guys. Sending you prayers and blessings, good thoughts and love. Glad that Becca only has minor surgery to recover from right now, yet Sad she has the whole Chemo adventure ahead...I hope they came up with a solution for the intestinal pain now that they know more.
If anyone can do this marathon it's Becca. She is truly amazing.
And Steve, you are wonderful for keeping us all posted during these stressful times.
Love, Audrey