Mom, Dad and I visited the oncologist today. The doctor had the results from the needle biopsy and the PET scan. The tumor near or in Mom's lung is a carcinoid tumor - I added a link off to your right if you want to read more. The tumor is atypical and very aggressive. Mom also lit up the PET scan with tumors in her lymph nodes, neck, upper arms, ribs and back (upper and lower). For this type of tumor, chemotherapy is not necessarily effective and would need to be very aggressive. At this point, our focus is managing the pain and keeping Mom as comfortable as possible.
I'm on Mom and Dad's computer so I don't have any photos to post.
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Rick and I are thinking of your mom and your family often.
ReplyDeleteMy dad had carcinoid tumors. Not something fun for us to have in common.
ReplyDeleteSeninding you positive energy!
ReplyDeleteMary
Sending you positive energy.
ReplyDeleteMary