Thursday, May 1, 2008

What is known today (5/1/08) and upcoming appointments

The following is a summary of the discovery of Bob's Cancer...
  • 04/08/08 - Initial appointment with Family Doctor - Chest X-ray shows spot on his left lung
  • 04/09/08 - Blood work and CT scan of the lungs
  • 04/11/08 - Results of previous tests show a tumor is located on Bob's left lung (upper lobe) - The tumor is 8.9 centimeters in size (approximately the size of a baseball)
  • 04/22/08 - A needle biopsy was conducted and the tumor showed positive for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
  • 04/29/08 - PET-SCAN - To see if the cancer spread beyond the lung
Upcoming appointments:
  • 05/07/08 - Dr. Danso - Oncologist - Discuss results of PET-SCAN, Staging, Treatment, etc.
  • 05/08/08 - Dr. Jones - Pulmonary Surgeon - second opinion regarding surgery

2 comments:

Tim Hale said...

Lets all set aside some time each day to pray for dad.

MyOhMy said...

Dad,

The prayers keep flowing. It was fun to chat with you about the Video, baseball and the kids. I just love your positive spirit.

Lots of hugs, Steph
GO TIGERS!