Mom Date III

Mom had her bone biopsy last Wednesday. The biopsy was the final test before her oncologist could develop her initial treatment plans.

On Tuesday this week she had her follow up visit with the oncologist.

According to the provided reports the following is what he concluded. The cancer as it stands now is restricted to her skeletal system including the bone marrow. While the cancer type remains elusive. Despite the size of the sample taken there, was not a large enough cancer based cellular group that would allow the lab to determine the form of cancer.

At the present time the oncologist is going to continue to treat her cancer as if it was estrogen related considering her previous bouts with breast cancer. Her treatment will consist of two parts hormonal and monthly injections of Zometa. According to the literature Zometa is one of the latest greatest drugs used in the treatment of bone based cancers. While it Zometa will not provide a cure, what it does due is arrest the growth and development of the cancer cells. This aides in keeping the cancer localized to the bone and in the best case scenario protecting the vital organs from the cancer cells.

If all goes according to the oncologist’s best case scenario he believes that she will be with us for at least five years. Considering the mood and expectations when we first heard the news five years sounds like a gift from heaven.

Thanks to all my Internet friends and neighbors who prayed in their own way to their own gods’ offering concern and good thoughts which I have no doubt have helped my mother both spiritually, psychologically and physically.