Sunday, November 2, 2008

verified, but still nothing.

it IS chondrosarcoma. that we do know. but they don't know what to do with it.
it is a bone cancer, but not in the bone. they have no idea what stage, so the prognosis is up in the air. i guess chemo and radiation are in affective, so that means we get to find another way of getting rid of it. their answer is another surgery to make sure they got it all the first time. but their way of making sure of that, is to remove up to 2 inches of healthy tissue surrounding the tumor, which could mean taking off more than we want. we have decided to cross that bridge when we get there. there's plenty of decisions to make today.

first things first, he has a full body ct scan on tuesday. then they will remove the staples. and hopefully he will be more comfortable. i'm trying to find stuff that i "need" done on monday so he can rest just a little longer, but i'm afraid he will see through that. maybe some fresh air will be good for him. plus we get to make a fun trip to Stanford to meet with a specialist down there. i need to get map quest rolling so i can figure out where Stanford is. all these years, i thought it was in Connecticut... road trip anyone?

2 comments:

An Unlikely Retirement said...

Palo Alto. http://www.stanfordhospital.com/directions/default
Thanks for keeping everyone updated - and please put any wants and/or needs on here, okay? Of course, prayer is a given....

Meghan said...

jeremy and i are down for road trippin'. jerem will come up with road trip tunes and we'll blast the jetta speakers to kingdom come. whoever sits in the back might get a little cold due to no door. oh, well. we're sooooo in!!!! dinner was really fun. we kept laughing on the way home remembering randy telling conor that if life were made up with corndogs, it would get boring real fast. that, and you doing pull-ups on the truck's handle.