You know...there are just some words you don't ever want to hear in relation to your loved ones, especially children. CANCER is one of those words. But after the initial shock of hearing that word wears off, there will inevitably be other words that make you cringe just as much.
Teddy is at Primary Children's Hospital today and the words the surgeon is using are, bone marrow aspiration, biopsy, surgery, chemotherapy, kidney removal, risks of surgery, spleen removal, tumor growth, tumor board, very large tumor, suspicious spot on leg bone....the list goes on.
Teddy had 5 vials of blood taken last night and was a lil' sweetheart throughout the whole ordeal. Grizz said she didn't even cry. She underwent a bone marrow extraction today and the tumor board recommended surgery so they scheduled her for surgery to remove the tumor on the 17th of September. The surgeon said some of the risks of the surgery include: removal of a kidney and/or spleen and that she will probably have to spend about a week in the hospital. Of course he'll do all he can to make sure they don't have to take her kidney or spleen, but apparently he's dealing with a large tumor here. And this kind of cancer doesn't follow the rules or any pattern (you know...some cancer is first a tumor, then in the lymphnodes then in the lungs) well this cancer can spread anywhere in the body and it moves rapidly. So, if the cancer has spread to the bone marrow, that could throw the surgery date off because they would first do chemo then surgery later, but this is what is scheduled for now.
Hopefully surgery is all she'll have to deal with in her battle with neuroblastoma cancer. Keep her in your prayers.
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