Today I had a bone marrow biopsy (during which I screamed like a baby - when they tell you you will feel only a little bit of pressure - they are lying!!!!), and a follow-up appointment with my surgeon. We are still waiting for the final diagnosis to come back from the pathology clinic in Texas. They expected to have it the end of this week, but now they are thinking it might take a little longer. When they first saw my CT scan, they thought it was probably Hodgkin's lymphoma, then after my surgery they told me it didn't look like a lymphoma but possibly a teratoma (a group of disorganized stem cells you are born with and eventually start growing) or one of about 20 different rare cancers, but now they are back to thinking it is most likely a lymphoma, probably Hodgkin's disease. I am really trying just to be still and wait for the final diagnosis since what they "think" seems to change everyday. Hodgkin's lymphoma is one of the more favorable results, as chemo treatment for it is highly successful and it would probably not require a major surgery. My parents flew in from Texas last night, and it is really good to have them here with us now. I have a PETSCAN tomorrow, to see if monster has spread, and we meet the oncologist on Saturday. Conveniently, the Thunderbirds are flying in an airshow at Travis on Saturday, I have never seen them, so we are hoping to catch that.
Please pray for a quick and good diagnosis - while my dad is still able to be here - he has to leave on Tuesday morning. Ryan and I are doing well - please pray for continued peace. Thank you for all your prayers - we can tell we are being lifted up.
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