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elkspringer's journal

Merry Christmas my dear friends, we have more news

elkspringer
  • By elkspringer · Posted December 25, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • I hope you all, are having the best Christmas ever. My mom, has had 2 rounds of Chemo, and as of now, has not gotten sick. Her doctor told her yesterday, that its Non small cell. When I read the information ...

Is there hope with no surgery?

elkspringer
  • By elkspringer · Posted December 1, 2008
  • 11 replies
  • What an emotional 2 weeks this has been, and we aren't finished yet. My mom goes in on Wednesday to see if the lymph nodes are involved. If they are, will they be able to do surgery? She is only 50 years ...

What is the next step?????

elkspringer
  • By elkspringer · Posted November 26, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • Thank you all, for your support and comfort. I am scared, no lie about it. We find out on Wednesday, what the stage its in. The cancer itself is small, we are more worried about lymph nodes (SP). She ...

Not Good

elkspringer
  • By elkspringer · Posted November 25, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • Well, we found out, it is cancer. It is about an inch. The doctore was happy with the size, but he's worried about the lymp nodes (SP). I too, am scared to death. I don't know if they will do another ...

We find out tomorrow

elkspringer
  • By elkspringer · Posted November 24, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • I am scared to death. We find out tomorrow, what the spot is. The doctor did a biopsy on Friday, ended up going deeper than he thought, maybe that is a good sign, either not as big, or deeper. I'm not ...

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