More tests

Dr. Pratt finally called my mom this evening. She said that mom's tumor stage has been upgraded (or is it downgraded) to stage 1c. She is HER2/neu negative. There was not cancer found in the lymph nodes. They are sending out the samples for another test that seems to be required by Medicare. This test has to be sent out 2 weeks after the surgery and then it takes another 2 weeks to get the results back. This test will further dissect the samples and lead to the next step of Mom's treatment. At that point we will consult with the oncologist to decide what the treatment would be (hormone treatment, chemotherapy or radiation treatment or no treatment at all). So, once again we wait. Mom has been waiting for this call from the surgeon. I think that she feels better and actually believes the test results now.

Mom is getting sick of her drainage tube. I figured she would be. She can't shower, she can't drive and really get on with the recovery until the drain is out. She has to be down to 30cc of fluid in a 24 hour period before the drain can be removed. It could be by the end of the week or not until Monday. We should get more information from the doctor at that point.

So all in all good news, but still waiting for treatment options. Waiting is the key word here. And waiting not so patiently! :-P