Last night when we were at dinner one of Linda’s Nasal Surgeons left a message. Dr. Andrews said that everything looked good from a spread stand point and that the cancer had NOT spread to the lymph nodes. However that he did need to speak with her, but that it was not urgent. You can only imagine all the reasons that Momma & I came up with that Dr. Andrews needed to speak with her.
Well this morning Dr. Andrews confirmed that everything looked great, although Linda has a cyst on one of her ovaries. Once again the likelihood of it being cancer is very slim, especially since according to the PET Scan the cancer is localized and has not spread AT ALL. Linda had to have some blood work drawn today. We are now in the process of making an ultra sound appointment to have a better look at the ovary.
This afternoon we met with Linda’s Eye Surgeon for her pre-op consult. Basically everyone up to this point has been rather certain that she would be able to maintain her sight. Although today we learned that there is a rather strong chance that she might lose her eye sight in her right eye (the side that tumor is on). Dr. Dragon explained that the tumor is very vascular and that there is a strong chance that it may have attached itself or wrapped itself around the optic nerve. If this is the case Linda will lose her sight in her right eye. Dr. Dragon explained that the percentage of Linda losing her sight is either 0% or 100%...that there is no way to know until she is in there if the optical nerve has been jeopardized. Thus it will either happen or it won’t. We as a family see it as a 50%--50% and are BELIEVING that God can do anything!
Praise Report: Linda had asked for a referral for a plastic surgeon, to make sure that any scarring or disfigurement would be kept to minimum. They said that they would be happy to oblige, but wanted to make sure that Linda was aware that her main Nasal Surgeon was a specialist in reconstruction. So much so, that he most likely has more experience on reconstructing that part of the face then most plastic surgeons. In addition to that, it turns out that her eye surgeon is the reconstructive eye specialist for Denver. God is AMAZING the way that He is bring this team of surgeons together to heal my mother, to make her whole and fully restore her to the way God created her! We are all very THANKFUL for God’s faithfulness!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!!!
Prayer Request: That God would continue to give our family the stamina to walk through this challenge! That this latest potential bump would come back benign…NOT CANCER! That God would miraculously keep the blood supply to the tumor from attaching or approaching on the optical nerve and that God would help Linda maintain her eye sight in BOTH eyes! That God would continue to turn this situation for His Glory & that we would be continuously walking in His peace!! While of course continuing to pray for a SUCCESSFUL SURGERY with NO COMPLICATIONS, that Linda would maintain her sense of SMELL & TASTE and for Linda to be HEALED and FULLLY RESTORED to EXCELLENT HEALTH!
Well this morning Dr. Andrews confirmed that everything looked great, although Linda has a cyst on one of her ovaries. Once again the likelihood of it being cancer is very slim, especially since according to the PET Scan the cancer is localized and has not spread AT ALL. Linda had to have some blood work drawn today. We are now in the process of making an ultra sound appointment to have a better look at the ovary.
This afternoon we met with Linda’s Eye Surgeon for her pre-op consult. Basically everyone up to this point has been rather certain that she would be able to maintain her sight. Although today we learned that there is a rather strong chance that she might lose her eye sight in her right eye (the side that tumor is on). Dr. Dragon explained that the tumor is very vascular and that there is a strong chance that it may have attached itself or wrapped itself around the optic nerve. If this is the case Linda will lose her sight in her right eye. Dr. Dragon explained that the percentage of Linda losing her sight is either 0% or 100%...that there is no way to know until she is in there if the optical nerve has been jeopardized. Thus it will either happen or it won’t. We as a family see it as a 50%--50% and are BELIEVING that God can do anything!
Praise Report: Linda had asked for a referral for a plastic surgeon, to make sure that any scarring or disfigurement would be kept to minimum. They said that they would be happy to oblige, but wanted to make sure that Linda was aware that her main Nasal Surgeon was a specialist in reconstruction. So much so, that he most likely has more experience on reconstructing that part of the face then most plastic surgeons. In addition to that, it turns out that her eye surgeon is the reconstructive eye specialist for Denver. God is AMAZING the way that He is bring this team of surgeons together to heal my mother, to make her whole and fully restore her to the way God created her! We are all very THANKFUL for God’s faithfulness!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!!!
Prayer Request: That God would continue to give our family the stamina to walk through this challenge! That this latest potential bump would come back benign…NOT CANCER! That God would miraculously keep the blood supply to the tumor from attaching or approaching on the optical nerve and that God would help Linda maintain her eye sight in BOTH eyes! That God would continue to turn this situation for His Glory & that we would be continuously walking in His peace!! While of course continuing to pray for a SUCCESSFUL SURGERY with NO COMPLICATIONS, that Linda would maintain her sense of SMELL & TASTE and for Linda to be HEALED and FULLLY RESTORED to EXCELLENT HEALTH!
Tomorrow brings a pre-op appointment with the Neurosurgeon.
Thank you again for your well wishes and prayers!
XOXO’s to all,
The Wogan’s
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