I love it when doctors tell us about what is happening and when Roland's knowledge of microscopic cells and tissue because of his years of experience with illustrating medical histology textbooks comes into play. The doctor raises an eyebrow and soon they are both using unfamiliar terms like "squamous".
Today we drove to St. George before daylight for the biopsy. The bad news is that the lymph nodes had grown to over 3 centimeters. It is very likely the cancer has spread to these nodes. The good news is that he got a good sample of the nodes and the CT scan from yesterday showed a clearing in his right lung so no biopsy was needed from that area. Though this doctor is a lung specialist he looked at the other areas scanned (brain, abdomen and pelvis) and he thought they looked clear. Yay! The doctor says his lungs are strong and he will recover quickly. He is a little grouchy from the pain medicine and coughy from the procedure which came with a complimentary headache.. He hopes his recovery is quick because he has an appointment today with the oncologist and is teaching in the afternoon. I am happy to be the chauffeur for these activities since he is still a little dizzy.
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