6 Months, 6 Scans

In Kim’s update a couple weeks ago, she mentioned that she was going to get another MRI to check the spots on her adrenal glands.  Many of you have asked how that went so I figured I’d shoot out this quick update.

We got the results of the MRI this week and the doctor said that although the adrenal glands are thicker and larger than they should be, they are completely benign and nothing to be concerned about!  He’ll keep an eye on them going forward to make sure they don’t turn into anything, but of course we’re glad it is nothing else to deal with right now.

Now we turn our attention to the surgery which is a week from tomorrow.  Kim was less than thrilled to find out that she needs yet another breast MRI tomorrow morning.  So, back into the tube she goes… this time so the surgeon can get an up-to-date view on what she has to work with next week.  She wants to see if the tumor has changed at all since the last images were taken, and will use the pictures to formulate her exact plan of attack for the surgery.

It’s crazy to think that it has been over 6 months since she was diagnosed with cancer.  In a way, this whole thing has been a blur of countless scans and doctor appointments, and the bright side is I could probably drive over to Newport Beach with my eyes closed.

I’m expecting the next several weeks to be very difficult… both emotional and physically for Kim and our entire family.  The recovery times vary from person to person for a bilateral mastectomy, so we don’t know what Kim’s recovery will be like.  They also how many lymph nodes they will take out until the day of the surgery.

I’m sure I’ll send out some updates to let you all know how she’s doing.

Thanks!

Kenny