Well the scan results came back kinda good, kinda okay.
The good news is that Emily's neck is completely free of any cancer. This is great because the masses in her neck absorb a lot of the iodine before it has a chance to get into her lungs, so everything she is given from this point out will be concentrated in her lungs. This also means for sure that there will be no more surgeries in the foreseeable future.
The okay news is that Emily still has some thyroid cells left in her lungs. This is okay because there is actually less than there was 6 months a go, and even more less than there was a year a go. So we know the radiation treatments are working. However, she will have to receive another does of radiation, which is always dangerous and increases her risk of long term cancer re-occurrences.
The next step is to admit Emily Monday morning where she will drink a large does of radioactive iodine. Then she will sit in isolation for 3 days while we can only see her for a half hour per day. The hard part of that from the last two treatment has been that the doctor ordered a catheter and an IV for the three days. This time around he is going to go without those so Emily will be much much more comfortable. She doesn't mind alone time all that much because she's a bit of a loner like her old man. :)
Other than that it's another 6 month wait to do another scan and see what our progress is at that point.
Thanks to everyone for the kind comments on the last post!
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11 comments:
GUH. I can't even imagine going through that as an adult, let along a kid. Glad to hear there's improvement. Take care.
Hi Scott,
I bet Emily is brilliant like her old man too. Thanks for the good news.
She is sOOOOO brilliant you have no idea!!!
As always, my thoughts are with you and your family. Sounds like there's some room for cautious optimism.
It's obvious that Emily got her braveness from you two. All of you take care.
That 6 month waiting period has got to be pure hell!
I'm praying that this will be the last round of treatments for your little trooper.
Wow. What a thing to go through. I have seen you over at tshsmoms and thought I would stop by finally. Sorry it has taken so long. How old is the little trooper since I have no idea. I hope all is well and everything goes back to what you might want to call normal. Poor little sport. Well stop by anytime. Catch you later. Tweets
Thanks again everyone!
Wow...Emily is a really amazing kid. I hope this will be over soon...so much to worry about.
HI, got here through United We Lay.I am really sorry that your daughter's going through all this. What a brave soul!
Sometimes in life you just do what you gotta do. It sounds like Emily Mae is learning that lesson very early, which is sad … it's better to retain one's childhood innocence as long as possible.
But at least she has the necessary courage when called upon. God bless all of you.
Just wanted to say hello and let you know that Emily is still in our prayers!
I love you guys!!
Saddie
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