Prayer of Thanks

Today after the surgery was done, I was waiting in the consultation room to speak to the surgeon. He walked in and told me everything had gone as planned and Shad should be ready to go soon. He asked me what day I was to start chemo and if I had any more questions. I told him that all my scans had been completed last week but I hadn't heard back on anything yet. He told me he'd take a look at them and let me know.

As we were driving home he called my phone and let me know the news. He apologized for making me wait a little but he had another surgery he needed to complete. He took a glance at my scans and called me back before his next surgery. Results...right breast has more tumors smaller in size and left breast has one more tumor right next to the one that's already there. There was a specific name he called it but I can't remember what that is now and I was driving so I couldn't write it down. But that's all they saw, meaning... NO CANCER anywhere else in my body! So in other words, we go along with the same game plan we already had. The new tumors don't change anything because they're located in an area we were already getting rid of. Chemo should kill any cells that have traveled other places in my body.

Year's Game Plan

1. Chemo starts this Thursday and Friday. It will continue every two weeks for four months.

2. Take a month off after chemo to recoup for double mastectomy, I'm guessing middle of August.

3. Recoup from that is 4-6 weeks, then start Radiation. Radiation will be Monday thru Friday for
    six-and-a-half weeks.

4. Remove ovaries or full hysterectomy.

5. I've decided not to do reconstruction until after my body recovers from everything above, probably     the following summer or fall.

I've talked about the importance of praying and asking but I also think it's important to thank Heavenly Father. I would ask if tonight, in your prayers as a family, individually or at dinner if you'd thank Heavenly Father for allowing the cancer to be contained. The fact that it's in my lymph nodes and hasn't spread yet to any major organs is a huge relief and miracle to our family. I hope many prayers of thanks go out tonight to a loving Heavenly Father that gives us what we need and sometimes, if it's his will, what we want as well.