We are a Go!

We just met with the oncologist this afternoon and bombarded him with questions! He is a very patient and understanding man! This type of cancer is very vascular and does not react to chemo or radiation. He confirmed again that it was Stage 4 renal cell carsinoma, since it had moved from one major organ to another. He said standard is to take out the large tumor (the one on her kidney) then we can treat the other spots, but getting the big tumor out with this type of cancer has proven to be good. So we are taking the tumor out on Thursday! Surgery is scheduled for 8:00 at Northwest.

Two weeks after surgery mom will start taking pills to help shrink and contain the other spots. She will do a couple of cycles of these and then we will look at other treatment options as well. These pills will have a few side effects, but nothing like chemo or radiation. She will take these from home.

Thanks for the continued prayers!

Jo