Quick Update

Hi friends,

I apologize for getting this post up late. We wanted to send a quick update to let you all know that Jane is doing well. She met with Dr. Bender yesterday to follow up after surgery, and once again, we are blessed to find out that the news is as good as can be expected. The pathology report from surgery came back and showed that of the lymph nodes that were removed from her pelvis, none of them had cancer! This is great news and her diagnosis is still stage 3c, as opposed to stage 4. We don't know for sure that the enlarged lymph nodes in the cardiophrenic space are not cancerous (if you'll remember, those are the ones that were enlarged on the initial CT scan but that Dr. Bender was not able to get to during surgery), but it's certainly reassuring to find out that the pelvic nodes were not cancerous.

Jane will start chemo on Tuesday. We don't have her schedule yet, but she will likely get infusions every three weeks, with one drug coming once a week. She has the opportunity to participate in a clinical trial, but her final drug regimen hasn't yet been determined. Needless to say, it will be some nasty stuff that will hopefully be nastier than the cancer, so that we can get rid of it all.

Thank you again for all of the support. Once we get a better idea of times for chemo--and Jane has a better idea of what help she'll need--we'll let everyone know. One thing that seems to be consistent with chemo is that everyone will respond differently. It's frustrating to not know what to expect, but in the meantime, we will continue to pray for the best. We probably won't have much news for the next few days (if not a week), but please don't hesitate to leave comments and send good thoughts. Also feel free to call or email Jeff or Nike too.

Thank you!