Margaret's oncologist informed us yesterday that, based on his analysis of the July 11 biopsy, he thinks the initial diagnosis was incorrect. He thinks her cancer is not colon cancer. That is, it did not originate in the colon and spread outward but it came from somewhere else in the pelvic area and infiltrated through the colon wall. It may have originated in uterine or ovarian tissue. In light of this, he believes that surgery is the only reliable way to determine what type of cancer it is, where it came from, and how to treat it.
Because of the changed diagnosis and the need for surgery as soon as possible, Margaret will not begin chemotherapy and radiation this week as previously planned.
The oncologist recommends that the surgery be performed in a university hospital, and he is arranging for Margaret to have it at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Margaret and I will be meeting for consultation with a surgeon there on Friday, July 20.
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Karl & Margaret... I'm praying for strength for both of you through this journey. And the peace that comes with not knowing what's going to happen next, but just taking one step at a time. You are surrounded by love and prayers and peanut galleries … tap into what you need, when you need it.
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