Initial report

I want to fill everyone in on the latest. I think I'm far enough along in the process to share more details with you on what's going on with me.

Six or seven weeks ago, I began to get an acute pain in my right hip and pelvic area. I put off going to the doctor about it for a few weeks thinking it would go away but it didn't, so I finally broke down and went to my primary. He ordered a pelvic CT scan to identify the source of the pain. I wasn't prepared for what happened next.

I got a call from my primary the same day saying that the radiology report came back saying that appeared to be metastatic bone cancer of the pelvis extending from my right hip around my lumbar back to my left hip. He said we didn't know for sure but if it was cancer that we needed to jump on things quickly. This all happened last Thursday (8/6) afternoon, so we were terrified to say the least, but trusting God that He would see us through this. He is the Healer!

My primary ordered some special blood tests which came back negative for any cancer tags, so he said he wasn't sure what it was. It could be cancer or something called Paget's Disease, or some type of infection. He wasn't sure, so he referred me to an oncologist.

I went to see the oncologist on Monday who scheduled me for a full neck and abdominal CT scan yesterday. I just got a call this morning that he has reviewed the scan and sees NOTHING ANYWHERE ELSE except in the bone! Yes! This means nothing has metastasized from anywhere else which is 99% of the time where bone cancer comes from. Between that and the negative blood tests, the oncologist is stumped.

At this point he has ordered a biopsy to find out exactly what we're dealing with on the bone. I will be getting an appointment for that sometime today.

We're breathing a little easier this morning. God has seen us this far and will see us through. God is the Great Physician and can do far greater than any doctor. No matter what the report, we hold fast to the promises of God and trust in Him as my Healer. We will believe the Lord's report!