Rosebud, Prayers for you and your DH during this very sad time. Sorry that I haven't been here for a bit. I'm so sorry.

Continuing to pray for all of you and your needs to be met.

KAREN ~ thanks, and that's OK; we know that everyone here is busy with life too. Btw, I love the different pictures you put up of yourself and the girls ... :D

Omer's funeral is on Friday afternoon at 4 pm; thanks for all your prayers for family and friends ... :hug:

Rosebud, I pray God's comfort surrounds you, your Hubby and Omer's family and give all of you peace. :hug:

That will be a hard day for you, prayers for all who knew him.

My DD Violet's fever broke and she woke up without it yesterday, and it didn't return. She seems fine today as well.

Thank God!!!

Updates:
Randy still in the hospital, slow recovery. Not walking well yet.

Elsie MIL Had the oncologist apt last Friday. He says Stage 2A cancer, we were misinformed by the other Dr's office. Will be testing for spread of cancer. Will go back in 5-6 weeks for treatment options.

PRAIZE GOD ~ Violet's fever is gone. Thanks for the updates. ^Prayers^ continue for both Randy and Elsie ... :hug:

Nelly Will keep Randie and Elsie in my prayers.:hug:

5-6 weeks for treatment options ? Are you sure ? My experience with cancer is that they do not make you wait but get treatment started as quickly as possible.

I was there and was told he would not start treatment until her surgery is healed. She is 82 so I expect that has something to do with it. He also said he would not start treatment until certain tests came back. I don't know, all I know is that is what he said, and I heard it, and I asked the same question myself. Why wait? That is what he said.

should I argue the point? I really haven't had these discussions in the past before. I am trying to do what i know. He said that chemo treatment for people over 75 years old is not researched well.

auntnelly, of course you want to take the doctor's advice. Has she had a PET scan ? That may be one of the tests he is talking about. That tells you just about everything that is going on in your body if you want to know it or not.
I misunderstood your post I thought you meant in 5 or 6 weeks they would see what they can do. I am sure he probably has some options in mind but won't decide which way to go until all tests are in. There are many kinds of cancer for instance there are several different kinds of breast cancer, they don't all get the same treatment. Trust your doctor and more inportantly trust the great physician, a great and loving God.

Bargoo Yes of course we are trusting God for her health. I was just wondering. I THOUGHT he said CAT scan, but he had an accent, so he might have said PET scan. They were to mail the appointment information and they were to mail me a copy. If I don't hear by the end of the week, I will call (I have permissions signed)

Also a bone scan and a genetic test on the tumor tissue, which would take 3 to 4 weeks to get back. It will tell him the chance of the cancer returning. He insisted he would do nothing until that test is back.

Her cancer is hormone fed, so one of the treatment options he is thinking about is hormone therapy. Just a pill for the next 5 years. He really is hoping he doesn't have to suggest chemo, but said he would if he felt is necessary. She could always decline if she chose to, I suppose.

My cancer is Hormone Receptor Positive which means it is fueled by estrogen. I am on hormonal therapy, not the same as hormone therapy. I take an oral medication. Basically it is anti-estrogen therapy. I also have an infusion (IV) once a month.
He may have said CAT scan , my doctor ordered a PET Scan and a CAT scan, I reported back to him that I had the PET Scan but didn't have the CAT Scan, he said the CAT scan is part of the PET Scan.
Any lab work I have , blood tests, bone scans , any test , the results are done , completed and in the Oncologists hands , the same day.
Most of these things I learned by experience, I knew nothing as I started treatment.
I can't say that our two cases are the same, just giving you some of my experience. I find it helps to write any questions down and take it with me to my appointments, I find they like that, that way they can answer all your questions, that they might omit inadvertantly.