We went to the Cancer Center yesterday to get the results of the PET scan and the MRI.
GREAT NEWS. Apparently, the original tumor is smaller than they originally thought. However, there is a questionable "node" that is about .8 centimeters that "lit up" on one of the scans on the back of her neck. They do not know if its cancer however, they are going to treat it as if it was and radiate it at a higher dose than the rest of her neck.
It's official - the date for her radiation will start 11/9 - 5 days a week for 7 weeks straight. We will be meeting with the chemotherapist on Friday to figure out her chemo schedule and treatment plan.
She received another CAT scan and the doctors made a MOLD for her face during the simulations. She has to put in this 'mouth-guard' type during the radiation treatment and be under the MOLD of her face, neck and upper chest area. It's designed to prevent any movement so that the machine can get exactly the tumor and nothing else.
Official stage of Mom's cancer: T1N1 = Stage 2B.
I can't help but feel so relieved and happy. I think she was very relieved and happy to hear that it has not spread to her brain or to her lungs. We are all ecstatic about that - enough to be high-fiving in the doctor's room!
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