PET Scan
We have a mix of good and bad news.
Dave had his PET Scan yesterday and the doctor called us
with good news last night. The scans show the cancer is just in his neck and
the rest of his body is all clear.
PRAISE GOD
They were really concerned that
it had started in his lungs or throat but everything is clear.
WE HAVE AN
AWESOME GOD
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT
The bad news is the cancer in his neck is still very bad and
he is at a stage 4 diagnosis which is very serious. The doctors told us they
have confirmed it is a viral cancer which explains why he never had any common
cancer symptoms. There is a really fancy medical term for it but it doesn’t
really matter what they call it.
He has cancer and we have to beat it.
When he was in the Dr.'s office in June getting a biopsy there was no cancer
and now it's November and it's stage 4
The
cancer is very aggressive so he is going to need very aggressive treatment to
stop it.
A week from today Dave has another surgery scheduled. They
want to do a bunch more biopsies to make sure it is not anywhere else in his
head or neck. Even with the clear scan, they just want to make sure. They also
want to take out his tonsils and do more lab tests before they come up with a
full treatment plan. He’ll be out at least 2 weeks from that surgery.
While he is recovering from the 2nd surgery we
will meet with the cancer treatment team. Right now it appears they want Dave
to have a combination of both Radiation and Chemotherapy to fight this. That
might be 6-8 weeks for that treatment. We are already preparing for it with
some good meals, no sugar diet, and lots of vitamins to really push up
Dave’s immune system.
He has a terrible immune system and we need him as healthy as possible.
Dave went back to work today for a few days to wrap things
up before his surgery next week. This is going to be a long and painful battle
for him and for us but we are determined to beat this.
There are still a lot of questions but we at least now have
a diagnosis and some direction. We are also getting a 2nd opinion
from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN.
Thank you so much for all of your support.
PLEASE keep the prayers coming.
They mean a lot to us and especially to Dave.
Love Jill
We are so very sorry that this is happening. But there is no doubt, that we serve a miracle-working, mountain-moving, awe-inspiring, gasp-giving God. He is more than able to eradicate every single cancer cell from your body forever!
ReplyDeleteFor the record, the Saunders Family is praying for you Dave, Jill and all of your family and we won't stop! Your name will be on our prayer board by the end of today! Love from Phoenix!
PS There is a MAYO in Phoenix about 20 minutes from our home....just in case that has a better cancer center {a friend is receiving cancer treatments there right now.}
Dave and Jill,
ReplyDeleteYou and your family will be in my prayers!!! Call me if there is ANYTHING we can do, PLEASE!! I've heard amazing things about the Cancer Treatment Centers of America as well. There's one in Chicago. A friend used it...full wellness, body, mind and spiritual. Love you guys!
Kristy De Blaey