Life Altering

We saw the doctor yesterday afternoon. The news is that the cancer is back. He is 95% certain that it is. This is called recurrence testicular cancer. He is being admitted to the hospital when they call us today that they have a bed for him to start the tests. He will have a surgeon to biopsy the lump, a lung specialist to look at his lungs because he has spots on his lungs and they aren't sure if it is the cancer again or the result of a drug called bleomioson(not sure of the spelling) from his last treatments. They will also run a pet scan in which they inject radioactive sugars into his body and the cancer cells eat up the sugar and glow allowing them to see where the cancer is and allowing them to stage his cancer and course a plan of action. The reason the doctor is admitting him right away is because his blood markers are showing up normal and that is puzzling the doctor and so if he admits him to the hospital they will get the tests done sooner and get him started on what is called salvage chemotherapy. This is a constant drip of chemo for 24 hours straight 5 days on and 2-3 weeks off. This is a more aggressive chemo and this is why he has to be hospitalized for it. The doctor seems to feel that since he responded so well the first time that he'll have a good response to this too. There is a 70% chance that it will work and that is more than any other cancer out there so that is a good thing. We were thinking we'd have a week to get everything in order and now we have less than 24 hours to get our lives together and to be able to run with out him. The hardest part is seeing C so sad. He was sad as he went to bed last night and just wants J's back to feel better. We told him last night that J had to go to the hospital so that the doctor could give him special medicine to feel better. He then wanted me to say a special prayer for J and C climbed up on his lap and placed his hands on his head. Kids certainly learn by example. J was able to get a special blessing from his dad with help from his cousin, bro in law and uncle last night. We were able to have that peace of mind that everything will be ok. That his body will be able to rid itself of the cancer and that he would be around to help raise our family. That in itself is a blessing. We are so grateful for every one's support and love and appreciate all the thoughts and prayers. I'm still trying to get my head around all of this and trying to figure out who I need to talk to and what needs to be done. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers. I will keep this updated on his progress and if anyone is interested in seeing pictures of the process as we go along I will be posting these on my private blog. Because we wish to keep some stuff like pictures of the kids and J private. If you don't have access to it and wish to be able to see that please leave a separate comment with your email. These comments are moderated and will not be published with public info.