More on Gram...

I meant to add this on to the end of my "proud mama" post, but I forgot. Gram has been moved to the third floor of the hospital which is the rehabilitation floor. This is a very good thing since only two days ago she was hallucinating, talking "gibberish", and very concerned that she was going to die. (All thanks to the pain medication she was on) Obviously, her reaction to the drugs was not what her doctors desired of her, so taking her off of them became the best course of action. Now my mom has told me that she is herself again, and even beginning physical therapy two times a day. It is my prayer that the horrible pain she was feeling will be gone and that she will be able to resume her normal activities soon. Thank you to all who have prayed for our family once again. We covet your prayers and thoughtfulness.

Update on Gram

Gram's hip replacement surgery went according to plan on Tuesday...the doctor's say that the surgery was a success. They described her bone as a "orange peel", the layers were just peeling away! Yuck! Since the surgery, she has been pretty "out of it". The morphine has controlled the pain, but it also has made her blood pressure drop drastically. They actually did a CAT scan to make sure that she hadn't had a stroke because it was so low. The scan came back O.K., but the doctors decided to give her a blood transfusion and take her off the morphine. As of this afternoon, she was not feeling very well and still had some "fogginess". The plan was to have her up and walking some by now, but because of all this other stuff, that hasn't been possible. Right now we are just taking it day by day. I'm not sure what the plan will be for physical therapy or even when she will be coming home but I will post more as Gram makes progress. Please continue to pray...

Gram's Surgery is a Success!

The surgery was a 'go' on April 2nd. The doctor said everything went just as planned and there were no surprises which was a huge blessing! They removed the upper lobe of her right lung where the mass was and also her lymph nodes as a precaution. She was in ICU for a couple of days then was moved to a regular room. Hopefully she will be coming home soon but they have to be able to manage her pain before she does. (They did not break her ribs, but they had to 'stretch' them during the surgery - doesn't that just sound painful?!) Overall, the surgery was a complete success and she is well on her way to recovering completely. Thank you to everyone who has prayed for her during this trial in her life. I'll make sure to keep updating as she progresses...

Good News! Good News!

Since I last "blogged" my grandma has received some very good news! All of her scans came back clean, so in other words, the cancer is only in her lung. We are praising God for this wonderful miracle! She has two more tests to go through tomorrow, the 25th, and if the results are good, her surgery is scheduled for April 2nd. The doctors told her she would be in the hospital about a week, but the full recovery time is about two months. She is already talking about having her hip replaced as soon as she recovers! Thank you to all who have been praying, please continue to keep our family in your prayers.

Update on Gram

The schedule of events for this week has already changed dramatically! Sometimes I think I'm the last to know anything. My mom has been filling me in on all of the details that I'm behind on. Gram has already seen the oncologist...The type of cancer that she has is neither aggressive nor non-aggressive. I guess it is somewhere in the middle. It is stage 1 - which I believe is pretty positive. The negative side is that this particular type of cancer like to move to the brain or bones. She went for the PET scan yesterday, and a brain and bone scan today. Between these tests they will be able to see if it has spread to any other part of her body. This particular oncologist wishes to try to remove the upper lobe of her lung (that's where the mass is), then determine from there if radiation or chemotherapy is needed. All of this could change when we get the results back from the scans, if the cancer is elsewhere. Needless to say, Gram could be in surgery as early as next week or the week after. Please continue to pray and I will update as soon as I have any more information.

Gram needs prayer

Recently, we found out that my grandmother has lung cancer. We were rather taken aback because she was just undergoing routine tests before she had hip replacement surgery when they discovered a mass in her right lung on a CAT scan. She will be having a full body scan this Tuesday the 11th and on Thursday the 13th she will meet with an oncologist for the recommended course of action. Please join me in praying that the cancer is not only contained and can be removed through surgery, but also that she will have the strength to fight this battle and that our family can be strong for her during this tough time. Thank you for your concern and prayers!