January 29th Update

The last two days in Kirkland have been very hard on Nancy. In our first meeting, we learned the bone scan and the PET scan have conflicting results. The area in question is Nancy's lower back. So the next move is another MRI for the same area. That is scheduled for today here in Spokane at 5:45. We will know the results next Wednesday. At that time we will know if there is new or more cancer in her lower back. It is possible there is more than one strain of cancer....and one that the Femara drug is not effective. If this is the case, Nancy's treatment will be changed to chemotherapy.

The second day (and issue) is the surgery required for Nancy's lump. There is now another MRI scheduled here in Spokane next Wed, Feb 3rd to have a breast MRI. If the lump is still well defined and the surgeon can remove it knowing the area around the lump is clean or free of cancer, then Nancy would have a lumpectomy. However, they believe the Femara has sigificantly reduced the lump and it may not be possible to know where to operate. If that is the case, they must remove the breast to ensure all cancer areas are removed. We will know those results no later than Feb 8th.

For Nancy's health, the best scenario is for 1) the lower back to show no new or additional cancer (which means the Femara is doing great in treating her cancer) and 2) that the lump is not still well defined due to all the Femara shrinking it, which means that Nancy would have a mastectomy.

Finally, it appears they will not remove all the lymph nodes under Nancy's left arm. They will leave some and the result is that she should have much less of a chance of having issues with her left arm.

We drove home yesterday. Please pray for Nancy to have rest and peace. Also, if there are questions on the above, you can email me at bcurry@huntron.com. Thanks for all the support.