Waiting is something we are getting very good at! After waiting all weekend to find out about this suspicious spot on the CT scan we had to wait until the 2:30pm appointment today and then we had to wait almost an hour to see the doctor. It is crazy to say but during all that waiting I felt a calmness that I can only assume was from God. At about 3:30pm Dr. Nason came in and didn't get right to the CT scan, this I thought was weird until we realized he didn't know there was a new report there. He sat there and read it with a sort of puzzled look on his face. He said the report was here and he would go over it with us but first he would examine Rob. He thoroughly checked his mouth and neck and asked Rob a few questions. While all of this was happening I mentioned that Rob had had his debulking surgery a couple of weeks ago and it all made sense to Dr. Nason. The CT report said that there was a large area in the mouth that looked like it could be a tumor, however if Rob had a tumor that size again he would be in a lot of pain in his mouth. Once Dr. Nason knew about the recent surgery he explained that likely this suspicious area was just the change in Rob's mouth since the debulking and not a tumor because he couldn't find anything in his mouth that was questionable. The CT scan was done only a week after the surgery so there was still a lot of swelling and essentially like a hole in Rob's mouth where they took out the excess tissue. He feels pretty confident about this but to be sure wants to follow Rob closely for the next little bit. He is also sending his for an MRI to get a better look. The MRI will happen sometime in the next week and then we will see Dr. Nason again next week. He also examined Rob's collarbone area where he has pain and swelling and does not feel it is related to tumor or lymph nodes. It didn't show up in the scan at all either so likely it is associated with muscle and swelling. This also means that he can go back to physio and work on getting rid of the pain.
Before the appointment today I had imagined so many scenarios of how the appointment would go and I am so thankful it was one of the better scenarios. As we walked through the lobby I said to Rob "Thank you Jesus"! We will feel even better after the MRI and some follow ups but when you fear the worst the good news felt so good. Thank you for all the prayers and support. We spend a lot of time praying this weekend and we know many of you did too and we are forever grateful. We continue to walk in faith and trust that God can heal Rob completely.
Please keep praying for Rob as his neck pain is still very bad. It wakes him up at night and not sleeping is a hard thing to deal with. Also pray the MRI is clear and shows that it is in fact just changes from surgery.
We are praising Jesus tonight and are so thankful for answering our prayers today and giving us some good news. God is good!
Love Karen
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