Results Back from CAT SCAN

My dad had his CAT SCAN today around noon. The results came back showing the mass has indeed grown to a very large shape, now pressing on the bowel tract causing a small hole in the tube, which can be deadly if the bowels were leaked throughout the body. This is very dangerous and needs to be dealt with immediately. Along with the bowel tract, the small intestine is also confirmed to be completely closed off. The surgical team and dad's doctors met all day to discuss the options. They presented a few to my parents. One being: surgery to put in a new tube to become the new bowel tract tube and a new tube put in to become the new small intestine tube. These tubes would be placed where the mass would not touch it. This is a temporary help; though that mass has to be taken care of. We wish so badly that they could just remove the mass; but due to the type of cancer that it is (of the lymphoma family), it cannot be removed from the pancreas. Second option: to begin a new chemo immediately to hopefully shrink the mass, therefore no surgery would be necessary. Third option: would be to put a hole in dad's stomach with a tube directly feeding the stomach, thus no longer food going through the mouth and body to the stomach. All options have risks. Surgery on someone who is so weak is always a risk. They are looking at the first two options before the third. It looks as though they will try the chemo first, because of how well my dad has done throughout chemo. Some people's organs shut down from chemo, but dad's organs have stayed strong.

The CAT SCAN also showed that my dad has a blood clot in his leg. This is probably because he has not been walking the past couple of weeks from lack of energy with no nutrition. They will do a procedure tomorrow morning to keep the blood clot from going to his heart. Through testing, they have found out that my dad has lost 16% of his body mass since September. This has the doctors very worried and they have now placed my dad on high priority- so thankful for that. This evening they placed a tube into his nose which is going to his stomach to empty the green vile; this will give his body a rest from all of the vomiting. He is only able to have ice chips and small sips of water. The tubing is not just a small tube through his nose (like they do with oxygen). This is a large tubing that rests on his nose and is very uncomfortable and painful especially through the nose and throat. They have him on a constant dilaudid drip to help him stay relaxed and out of pain.

I don't know what else to say, but want to give you all the details of the most recent events. My mom is so strong. My dad is so brave. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors and also my parents. Thank you for all of your prayers and support. Through all of this, we know that God is large and in charge and we will still praise Him in this storm. Please pray for our hearts.