So the pathology report came back better than we expected.
Only 7 out of 24 lymph nodes removed were cancerous, and it's solely follicular.
So the cancer wasn't growing as fast as feared.
The bad is that the pathologist is the one who counted the nodes, because the surgeon couldn't identify the number of nodes removed during surgery due to several of the nodes growing together.
Right behind the sternum.
Very challenging surgery.
As for another surgery, the endocrinologist will do further ultrasounds in a few weeks (thus allowing for the swelling to go down sufficiently) and biopsies of anything suspicious. Then he and the surgeon will decide if another surgery is necessary.
NO MATTER WHAT, Chris will be going through radioactive iodine ablation again, about 6 weeks after the final surgery (whether that's this last surgery or another surgery). So he's still going to be limited in what he can do for a few months yet.
So we still need financial support, for those things like medical bills, medical premiums, transportation, utilities, oh and food.
I've still got a GoFundMe set up, and PayPal to chris@chrisbyrne.com always works.
Thanks all,
Mel
