Just thought I would fill you all in because I have finally had a call from Cate. She decided to call me after all as she has had some unexpected news and she felt better about speaking to people. I think from the sounds of things she has been one stressed and mixed up young lady. Understandably so as she had a big scare.
Apparently the news she got from the doctor that prompted her to not want to talk to anyone was that the appearance of the cancerous tissue indicated that it was very old and the doctor was pretty certain it would have now spread to other areas of the body because it had apparently been there a long time. He did not give her a favourable outlook at all and she was preparing for the worst. In the last week and a half she has gone for numerous scans and blood work and today she was due to get all those results. She planned to fly to Melbourne over the weekend as she was anticipating having some big news to deal with.
She called me this morning and filled me in on all this because as it turned out she got her results this morning and they actually can't see any further cancer in the scans. Also her blood tests which I don't fully understand but which test for "tumor markers" came back at extremely low levels. All this points to very positive news and hopefully the cancer has not gone any further. They would like to do some more tests in the new year to be sure and also do another laparoscopy surgery too as the first one she had, the one that picked up this nasty tissue, was actually to look for endometriosis. Because they didn't go in looking for cancer that want to be sure they didn't miss any. The doctor said though that he is now optimistic and she can enjoy her Christmas and come back in Jan for these tests. Cate was so thrilled with this news she rang me and didn't see the need to wait till Sunday for a face to face talk.
Well I better sign off as I am supposed to be getting ready to go to Brad's parents house for a BBQ. Thanks everyone for your friendship and prayers.
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Paxton,
I am thrilled to hear this news! Our God is awesome! Now you and Cate can both relax and enjoy the holidays...thanking God for watching over this situation.
Yes, I am going to be "Sanni" - twice! My daughter-in-law is due in May and Sarah is due in July! Praising God for allowing Sarah to finally become pregnant! She had an appt yesterday and the baby is growing, they heard the heartbeat, and she is now released from the "infertility clinic"! She will be 9 weeks on Sunday, so it is still early, but we're just trusting the Lord that everything will continue to go well!
Hope you are having fun preparing for Christmas - it will be here before we know it!
Take care! Hugs,
Sandra
That is awesome news!! I'm so happy for her and for you!! Thanks for sharing!!!
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