Melissa and my parents had the conference call with the doctors up at
the NIH and after meeting and discussing Missy's case the doctors
decided that Missy does NOT need surgery right now! This is such a
blessing. These surgeries are extremely difficult on Missy and come
with a ton of terrifying possible complications, so avoiding surgery is
the greatest news we could have possibly gotten today.
The doctors made their decision based on the fact that although the growth of the
tumor over the last eight weeks is alarming, the tumor is not extremely
large. Combine that with the fact that she is having no side effects
from the tumor, and it makes them think surgery is not what she needs at
this time. There is the IV treatment, Avastin, that prevented any new growth of this tumor the entire time she was on it, so they believe that is the the best treatment is to go with for now.
So they want her back on her IV meds as soon as possible. She has an appointment with her local doctor to hopefully set up an infusion before the end of the week. She
will do that treatment right away, then another in two weeks. Two weeks
after that she will go back to the NIH for another scan. Hopefully it
will show no new growth. The option for surgery is still on the table
at a later point, she is very strong and the tumor is operable, they
just do not think the benefits out weight the risks as of today. We are
hoping this medicine continues to work and she does not need surgery
any time soon!
Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support. We are so very thankful for you all.
Merry Christmas!
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