So this all began back in December 2012 and if I leave something out or say something wrong let me know mom and/or dad.
My grandma click had high blood pressure so she went to the emergency room where they took x-rays and found a spot on her upper right lobe of her lungs (this took place actually in 2011). Grandma went to a lung specialist and he ordered a cat scan, there was a spot but not large enough to do anything about but keep watching it. Therefore she had a cat scan every 3 months. Nothing happened until one of the last one showed it double in size.
The lung doctor ordered a biopsy and found the fluid in her lungs was clear and no lymph nodes were affected. The tiny bit taken from the spot was inconclusive. Then he ordered a PET scan which showed the spot had feelers and one lymph node affected.
In Dec. 2012 grandmas doctor jumped right on it and made her an apt with a surgeon for Dec 19th.
On Christmas my grandma went into the hospital with pneumonia, she finally got to go home on the Sunday before New Years. She was on oxygen and had neighbors checking in on her regularly.
She was scheduled for the 25th of January for the operation to take the spot out of her lungs. One week in the hospital and two months recuperating at home. She would have 2 holes into the side of her chest so the surgeon could remove the upper lobe of the effected lung.
After the surgery grandma ended up having 2 strokes which is when dad decided that it was time to fly down there and be with her. After about week of dad being down there grandma was diagnosed with MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) from the surgery and she caught pneumonia, he had to suit up (gown and face mask). They had to limit her visitors and had her under quarantine so the virus would not spread.
Her blood sugar was also all over the place which almost led her being diagnosed with diabetes, but as far as I know she never was.
After she finally recovered from MRSA she was able to move to a rehab facility for two weeks.
Grandma finally got to move back home a week after mom flew down to try to help out, unfortunately mom wasn't able to be around grandma until pretty much that week because mom had one of her headaches and an ear infection appear on the way down to Yuma.
From what I understand now everything is looking good and she is starting the process to start radiation and chemo treatment from the cancer that she did/does have.
What I got from dad today was this: Stage 3A cancer, she will have 33 (one a day except weekends) treatments of radiation at 66 (something) thinking the strength. Next week they program the radiation to her body. Then maybe on the 25th treatments will start.
Anymore updates on grandma/gg and I will edit this post and update it. Thank you all for your prayers!!!
Yesterday 3/26/2013 grandma had another stroke. Dad took her to the hospital of course and they will be there for 48 hours at least. Unless they get out before we will know more on Thursday.
So I just got a call from my dad. Grandma is not out of the woods. While the chemo and radiation helped where the cancer was, the cancer choose a different spot to set up camp. It is now in the lower lobes of each lung. And while they might be able to get some of it out it's highly unlikely that they'll be able to get all of it. Next week we find out when she goes to see a specialist in Phoenix.
