I just left my post-op appointment with the surgeon. The pathology report shows that extracted lymph nodes were positive for undifferentiated insular thyroid cancer. They said it was isolated to that one spot and all the tissue and muscle around it tested negative. This is a very good thing, most […]
Updates
This page will have all the updates for today’s surgery: 7:41AM: They just wheeled her off they will notify Trevor when they start. They are expecting 3 hours as long as plan A works. 9:37AM: UCLA has a system that sends text updates to Trevor. He received a notice that […]
Surgery Updates 7-31-20
My surgery has now been moved up to July 31st. It will be performed at UCLA by a thoracic surgeon. She will be going in through my left side with a scope to see if she can just get the affected tissue that way. If she cannot get it that […]
Update for 7-23-20
Today I got the call from my Thoracic surgeon. The spot that they biopsied came back positive for thyroid cancer. She wants to do surgery this September (2020). I have an appointment to talk to her in detail on Wednesday. They plan to perform the surgery at UCLA and they would be […]
Update for 7-17-20
Yesterday I went to do a new type of MRI, this MRI is a trail scan and is so new and that it is not covered by insurance. Monday, I was waiting to get the call to tell me the cash price and my anxiety was off the charts. That […]
Update for 6-12-2020
Many have asked how my health is and how I am doing. As always, I feel great physically, mentally it has been a rough week. On May 4th I saw a surgeon at UCLA. He reviewed the PET scan taken on April 23rd and did an ultrasound in his office. He said there […]
Update 5/7/20
Been a while since an update. After my surgery in September my numbers continued to climb. The doctors did not find any infected lymph nodes during surgery or in scans. The plan was to wait to check my numbers again in 3 months. I did my blood test Thursday and my thyroglobulin […]
Update 3/29/2020
I want to start this update by thanking God for all the people who love me and pray for me every day. I am truly blessed that I feel good physically and blessed that I have good doctors. Another major blessing is how God has kept my mind on Him […]
Update for 1/7/20
It has been 7 weeks since my surgery. Two weeks after surgery I went for my post op appointment. The surgeon told me there was only one small infected lymph node under my collar bone that he found and removed. He looked around the entire side of my left neck, […]
Update for 11/18/19
A quick update on my surgery. Last month my doctor was so kind to put me on disability. On Tuesday, September 24th I will be having a full neck dissection at Loma Linda University Hospital to remove all lymph nodes in my neck. This surgery is at the request […]