Peg and Becky took Mom to St. James Hospital last friday for Mom's first appointment with Dr. Morar. They all reported that she was very a very nice person. Dr. Morar reviewed all of the test results from Texas and she disagreed with the original diagnosis of spindle cell carcinoma. She believes this is a large cell cancer and that she has had it for quite some time. She drew diagrams and explained that the mass in her lung is located at the main entrance to her left lung. This is obstructing air flow into the left lung and is responsible for the shortness of breath. She further stated that the swollen lymph nodes in the lung are probably cancerous and therefor she believes this cancer is stage 4. The lower portion of the left lung shows thickening and fluid buildup.
She ordered 3 tests for this week. Today Mom went back to the hospital for blood work. Tomorrow she will go back at 1:30 for another CT Scan. This should take approximately 2 hours. Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Mom is scheduled for an appointment at the Cancer Treatment Center in Bloomington at 9:30 a.m. for a PET Scan. This will scan her from chest to groin and check for 'hot spot' such as the swollen lymph nodes in the chest to determine if they are indeed cancerous and if the chest is the primary location of the cancer.
Next Tuesday Mom will go back to Bloomington to get the results of these test and hear recommendations for treatment. Dr. Morar also indicated that she will want CT Scan's every 2 months. I will post to this blog after next Tuesday's appointment to let you know what we find out. I apologize for not getting this out sooner as I know everyone is concerned. We all had a great Easter weekend and Mom was so excited to see everyone. Karen's son Christopher made it home Friday from Afghanistan and was able to celebrate Easter with us, much to Mom's satisfaction. She was so happy to see him home safe and sound.
Take care and look for more info after next Tuesday's appointment. Jim
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