Test results

Last night a CT scan was performed on her liver. It looks like the previous chemo that was put in did not get all of the cancer. It did get some, which is good, but he would like to go in again and place some more in the spots that still have tumor and try to shut off the blood supply to those spots.

He said that her liver does not have defined tumors but more just cancer all around and that is why it is harder to get it all at once.

Luckily her liver function is good enough to perform this surgery. It is scheduled for 4/7, but it might happen sooner!

Surgery success

The surgery was a huge success.

We arrived at the hospital at 11:30 and got right into a room. This would be the room that we would wait in for about three hours. They were finally able to get her IV in, and she was pumped full of drugs.

While we waited the doctor came in to talk to us. He told us that all of her labs were normal. NORMAL!! That means that her liver is functioning at a completely normal level, a huge surprise. He briefly explained what he was going to do. It went something like this:

I (the coolest doctor ever) am going to go in through your main artery in your femur and I will go up into your liver. Then we will assess what is going on in there and place the chemotherapy right by the cancer. This will possibly be repeated on the other side of the liver in 5 weeks. Oh and did I mention how amazing I am? No really the first impression wasn't the best but she really does like him now. She said he is really nice.

They finally came and took her back. We expected the procedure to take 45 minutes because that is what she was told at some point. After a couple hours we started to panic a little and I went and asked someone if they knew how long this procedure takes. They looked it up and said 4 hours!

So we waited.

They finally called us and told us that she was out and in her room. We went and found her and she looked great. She was wide awake during the whole procedure and said it wasn't too bad. She did have to lay on the cold metal table for about an hour before they even started, so that is nasty!

She had great news. She said that the doctor got into her liver and said that there wasn't even very much cancer in there. Crazy! It was great news.

She had to stay in the hospital overnight because she needed to lay completely flat. If her artery opened up she would bleed out really quickly, so it was important that she didn't move.

Things look really good. She has this amazing body that just wants to heal, and an amazing spirit that just wants to fight. It is making for a great combination.

Merry Chrsitmas to us!

Great NEWS!

The Doctor just called and her test results look AMAZING! Her liver function has improved a ton, way more than we could have hoped for. What a great Christmas gift!

Tomorrow she is going to the Huntsman Center to see what options they have for her. Cross your fingers!

Doing great!

She is feeling so wonderful. She is happy, energetic, and so excited to leave for Arizona this weekend. She is for sure loving life!

On a side note I am loving myself becuase I just figured out how to make it so that you could have these updates sent STRAIGHT to your email, just incase you are more of an email person than a blog person. Just type your email address in the box right over there ---------------------------> and BAM, you will start to get the emails.

Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, and of course shout it from the rooftops. Chris is feeling great and her daughter is kind of a genuis!

Test Results

Test results came in yesterday and it looks like everything has gotten a little worse.

On the brightside she feels great and has tons of energy! They are leaving Sunday for sunny Arizona. Her liver is totally excited for that sun, I just know it!

We are looking forward to a very Merry Christams.

Doc visit

Today is the :LAST: day of radiation. Horray! It has really seemed to do the trick too, her brain is functioning better than ever...

The doctor visit was uneventful. He basically told her to keep on resting and get stronger. He didn't do any blood work this time, but will next time.

For now the plan is to take a break from Chemo! That will be really nice for the holidays.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. We will. We have lots to be thankful for.

Update

Still improving. Just two more days of radiation to go! WOO HOO!

She has had Zak visiting for the last few days and has been loving his company and his cooking!

She goes to the doctor on Monday so I will post any news after that!

Thanks everyone, you are all so kind!