Appointment with Surgeons

Wendy took Kathy to see both of her surgeons last week. I will try to remember everything...I keep forgetting to update the blog. She saw Dr. Whiteford (Colon Surgeon) and Dr. White (I think that is his name, we have so many names to remember now! anyway, he is the liver surgeon). She really likes both of them and totally trusts their advice and opinions. The plan for now is for Kathy to have 6 rounds of chemotherapy (which will take 12 weeks) and then do surgery. They will be able to remove the spot on her liver and then do an ablasion. This method is 90% effective in removing all infected tissue. The colon surgery will still be the same as described before and they may even be able to operate at the same time. She was also told that she has more likely had cancer for 3-4 years. The liver surgeon said that it would take that long to travel from her colon. So if you are reading this and you don't get regular colonoscopies PLEASE DO! Kathy had a petscan this morning and is doing her 2nd round of chemo as I type. The petscan will show any more "hotspots" throughout her body. And obviously the hope is that there aren't any! She is feeling pretty good, didn't seem to have any major side effects from her first treatment. Her Rheumatiod Arthriitis is still really painful but the chemo will actually help with that. As soon as I know more I will post again but for now please continue to pray for her.