Things are going very well right now. Cindy was moved from the ICU bed to the surgical oncology wing yesterday (and walked from one room to the other!) The IV pain meds have been discontinued and she's getting oral meds now. There's talk of getting her a regular diet today, which would really help her energy level - broth and red jello just aren't cutting it!
She should get to go home in the next couple of days. She already has an appointment for Tuesday afternoon to get a port-a-cath inserted at the clinic office. She will probably be treated with cispatin or carboplatin and taxol every three weeks for 6 cycles.
A little more about what we found out from the pathology report: the tumor was confined to the right ovary and the fallopian tube on that side. All visible tumor was removed and none of the abdominal washings or samples that were sent (lymph nodes, omentum, etc) showed signs of cancer. That means her cancer is stage IIa. The majority of ovarian cancers are diagnosed at a later stage, so Cindy was very lucky that this was caught early. It makes the likelihood of successful treatment much higher.
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It truly IS a miracle that it was caught so early - I'd like to think Abby was doing a little of God's work in that department! So glad Cindy is feeling better!
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