Tuesday, May 24, 2005
New E-mail from Steve's Mom
WARNING - E-mail from Steve's mom VERY SAD:
The Big C has metasticized - a fancy word for it has spread - and it is in the bones now. Plus I have the following tumors: a 4 cm in the lung, a 2 cm in the lymph nodes in the lungs, a 1 cm tumor in the liver, and a large 12 cm tumor in the pelvis/lower back, all malignant, plus several in the uterous that would need more testing to determine the malignancy. FYI a 4 cm is about the size of a golf ball, a 12 cm must be the size of a baseball?
For the past week I've had some discomfort in the back hip area, limped a bit last weekend, thought I'd pulled something, but the doctor said that spot is where the large tumor is. It hurts mostly getting in and out of the car.
The doctor said if left untreated I would last less than a year. With treatment he has some patients who have lived with lung cancer up to 4 years, depending on how well their bodies respond to treatment. We're starting with chemo and some new drugs that are out. On Tuesday I have a consultation with another doctor in Stuart who will do the surgery of implanting the port in my chest wall into which the chemo goes. The implant will be done at Martin Memorial Hospital probably the first week of June as an outpatient procedure, not put to sleep, but a local anesthetic. Then I will start the chemo and other drugs.
So that's the results of the full body PET scans. The brain MRI was fine! That's it for now. Take care everyone! Love, Sue/Mom
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For people who don't know me, I come from a big family (3 brothers & 1 sister). We moved around a LOT, so I am not really from one particular place. I like to call Katy, Texas my home though.
Recent news, my Dad & Mother-in-Law were diagnosed with Terminal Cancer in April/May of 2005. My dad passed away 5-Dec-05 .
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