Some Good News

Mom was really groggy today from the pain medicine, and she hasn't been sleeping too well.  They did a CT scan today on her abdomen to see if the tumor has decreased in size.  I just got off the phone with the nurse, and she said the tumor has decreased from 11cm in November down to 6cm today.  This is really good news.  

Mom will find out tomorrow - she has been asleep ever since the results came in, and the nurse did not want to wake her.  Mom was really worried today about the results of the scan.  I asked her how she felt, and her words were "terrified".  Her fear was that the CT scan would indicate that the tumor hadn't decreased, yet she's been through so much since November.  

I can't wait for her to find this out tomorrow.  Dr. McCoy will probably do his rounds between 7 and 8.  

She is still feeling significant pain and swelling from the blood clot in her right leg, and they will continue to monitor the clot.  The ultrasound of her leg was painful today, and we should know more tomorrow about the status of the clot.  

But for Mom, any piece of good news is a huge moral victory.  I can't wait for her to hear this news about the tumor size.