Next surgery...

Dr. Zafar called mom and explained to her that he suggests she gets her ovaries removed for the simple fact that they could cause a recurrence of her breast cancer in the future, and since they are already developing cysts, it would be proactive to have them removed now. Mom agrees and will be having them removed soon.

No cancer...

Ovary results: CANCER FREE! Yay!

Now Dr. Lebranche, mom's gynocologist, and Dr. Zafar, mom's oncologist are talking about together about whether to remove the ovaries or have an operation to just drain them and remove the cysts. Mom's concern is that the ovaries are hormonaly related to breast cancer, so she is leaning more towards removing them, but that is still to be decided. As long as it's not cancer...

Ultrasound...

Mom's ultrasound results came back that she has 2 cysts on her left ovary and 1 cyst on her right. She was given a blood test to determine if they are cancer or not, and those results have not come in yet. Whether they are cancer or not, Mom may decide to have her ovaries removed, which will require another surgery, but we are praying for no cancer. The results should be in soon.

Prayers...

Mom, Sylvia, Veronica

Please pray for my mom's close friend, Sylvia Simental, who will be having a tumor removed from the right side of her brain today at St. Joe's Barrow Neuro Center also.

Results...

Mom's tests came back negative on cancer cells! Amen! However, the PET scan did show that her ovaries/uterus are enlarged, which is not normal. Dr. Zafar scheduled her for an appointment to have an ultrasound taken to look more into it, so hopefully that is not cancer-related. I will keep everyone posted.

No results..

Mom went to her appointment to get the results, but Dr. Zafar had an emergency and was not able to meet with her today. The nurse did tell her that the doctor said there is nothing urgent and that everything looked good so far. (Yay!) Mom is not sure if he had her PET scan results though, so we're still not completely sure.

She was re-scheduled for Friday afternoon.

Tests...

The PET scan on Friday went well and, today, the mammogram with an ultrasound on her right breast, also went fine.

Mom will get the results tomorrow.

MRI...

On Tuesday mom went in for her MRI on her breasts. She told the staff about her brain surgery, so they took an x-ray to make sure she was in good condition to have the MRI. To our surprise, the x-ray showed 6 or 7 metal clamps inside from surgery. Dr. Spetzler did not mention that she would have these left in her head, but they are most likely to hold together the incision. The office told mom because of the metal, she cannot have MRIs done. We were worried about what other way can they could test her. The doctor got back to mom and scheduled her for a mammogram with an ultrasound, in place of the MRI. Mom contacted the office that is taking care of the PET scan and they ensured her that the metal does not effect this test, so she will have that procedure done today.

Next Tuesday she will meet with Dr. Zafar, the oncologist, and hopefully get the results. Pray for cancer-free ta-tas! :)