The Doctor Called...
My dad's PET scan results are back. The cancer has spread into the lymph nodes in his neck., the good news in this being that this is as far as the cancer has spread so far. He's going to have surgery this week, but we don't know a date or time yet. After the surgery, he's going to have to have radiation therapy 5 days a week for 5 weeks. My biggest concern is that he just had a stroke right before Easter and he's going to have to go off of his blood thinners pre-op, putting him at risk for another possible stroke. I'm really upset because I noticed that lump on his neck months ago when I went to hug him and my hand brushed against his neck and it was big enough that I could feel it then. I started getting onto his doctor then about it and he brushed it off and did nothing. Now look where we are! Would it have been so hard for his family Dr. to have listened to me then and maybe things wouldn't have gone so far? I wish my dad would find a new family doc anyway, I've never been impressed with this one, but dad likes him. I think he's negligent. At least he's going to a good ENT that I know and know his reputation. I can't tell you how many times I've caught stuff on my dad that he's over-looked. It sounds like we're in for a long-haul, but Dr. Lowery says he has high hopes that he's going to be able to remove it all, so provided the surgery goes smoothly, it's going to be a long month with radiation, but he'll be okay.
Please keep him and my mother in your prayers. I'll post updates as I know anything.
Thank you all for your words of love and encouragement,
Bethany
