I spoke to Mom last night, and she sounded good. They were able to do the two tests they had planned for yesterday. They drew some of the fluid that has collected around her left lung, and they did a biopsy of the growth on her adrenale gland. If these are negative for cancer cells, then they'll likely proceed with removing one or both of the left lobes. If they are positive for cancer cells, that means the cancer has spread and they'll move right to chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
We're hoping that the cancer HAS NOT spread, as surgery is the preferred option at this point. Gail read that the non-small cell cancer is slower to advance, but it sounds like this tumor has been growing for some time, and the doctors have just had difficulty in diagnosing it.
We'll just keep thinking positive and hope for the best. The test results should be back by tomorrow, but since they performed the test yesterday morning at 8.30a, then we might hear something back later today.
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