Oops... I was misinformed!

So.... the 'test' that she's getting this week is not on Friday, it's on Thursday and it's only an X-ray to see if the fluid and air pockets in the lung are gone.

She won't get a scan for cancer for another few months. I guess they need to give the cancer cells a time to grow (if there are any). If they test too soon, nothing will show up because the cells haven't had enough time to multiply to the point that they would develop a tumor that we can actually detect. I hope that makes sense! You would think a Science teacher could explain this a little better... sorry! ;)

Keep Mom in your thoughts, please. The recovery is taking a lot longer than she thought - she is in a lot of pain still and some days can't even get dressed because of it. Even a shirt touching her back or chest is very painful. She is discouraged that she is still in this much pain.

That's all for now... I'll keep you posted!

Stay Tuned!

Stay tuned.... Mom gets tested on Friday to see if she can be declared "Cancer Free." Fingers crossed and hands folded in prayer! I'll post as soon as I know more...

How does that saying go? ...

One step forward, two steps back!

Talked to Mama today... she had a rough night of pain. She was vomiting because of the intensity of it. It turns out that the lung that was operated on isn't inflating and has water in it - double whammy :( Aside from the pain, it's hard for her to breathe. They are monitoring it and if it doesn't improve tomorrow, she needs to go in for a procedure to fix it. I'm not sure of all the details, she may have been sparing me some information so I don't get too worried. I just may call the nurse again tomorrow and see what he/she has to say...

*Sigh* I'm sure my Mom is frustrated, but I asked her if she regretted getting the surgery and she said no - that's good at least!

If you'd like to visit her, I'm sure she'd love the company! She is in room 373 in the East Wing. If you'd like to give her a call, just text me and I'll text you the direct line.

Keeping the faith...

Better News!

After my brief conversation with Mom last night, I woke up this morning a little worried. I called the nurse's station and used my "special access code" to get an update, since it was too early to call her room. The nurse said that she was on her way right then to remove her chest tube. She also commented that she was doing much better as far as pain. It was such a relief because I hated hearing her sound so weak, tired, and in pain. That helped ease my mind a bit before starting my day.

After school I gave Mom's room a call. She sounded SO much better! She said all the tubes (including the epidural) had been removed and they are projecting that she be released to come home TOMORROW! :) My dad was there and they were getting ready to watch Glee (which was another re-run... grrrr!!!)

Thanks everyone for keeping up to date and praying for my mom.

Update

Mom is still in the hospital. I called her today to see how she was doing and she said, "Not so good... I'm having a bad day."

She is still in a ton of pain and the tubes that were supposed to be removed today weren't. She said it is excruciating to take deep breaths and she doesn't feel like she can eat anything without throwing it up. Soon after we started talking the nurse came in for her breathing treatment so I didn't get very many details.

It seems that the surgery was the easy part. The recovery, on the other hand, is going to take a lot of strength. Keep prayin'.

Thanks. -Nurmi & DeMatteo families