Radiology Consultation - 10-13-10

Today we met with Dr. Spalding, Radiology Oncologist at Martha Jefferson Hospital. (http://www.mjhcancer.org/roncologists.php) She told us that the cancer is Inflammatory Breast Cancer, which so happens to be an extreme, uncommon, and progressive breast cancer. She was very nice but direct in what it will take to take care of it. She reassured us that it could be taken care of. It would take a 3 step process of: 1st - 3 weeks of chemotherapy or hormonal therapy (we'll find out tomorrow which will be the best when we meet with Dr. Pritchard, the Oncologist, http://www.mjhcancer.org/moncologists.php); 2nd - surgery to remove the entire left breast and lymph nodes under the left arm; and 3rd - 5 weeks of radiology to blast any remaining lingerings. We'll know more tomorrow as to when this could all happen. Depending on how she does with each step the timing could be as outlined or extended up to 9 months. They went and took x-rays and more blood work to get a head start on somethings. The picture was in the waiting room at Martha Jefferson. We'll keep all posted.