Monday, May 18
Tyler had a chest ct scan today. The results showed that the spot grew. Four weeks ago the spot was 3mm and today it was 4mm. The family will meet with a surgeon tomorrow and they are planning to do the surgery within the week. The doctors believe that Tyler probably had the spot from the beginning but it was too small to detect. Now that Tyler is not receiving chemo anymore it has resumed growing. They do not know if the spot is cancer or not and will not know until a pathologist removes some of the tissue and checks it out. The surgery shouldn't be too difficult for Tyler. It should take a week to recover. He will also have scar tissue removed from his leg. His orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Neil, will perform the surgery so Tyler will not be in pain anymore when he bends his knee and has physical therapy. Tyler is excited not to be in pain anymore.
Tyler has unshakable faith and has a peace about the surgery. We need to continue to lift the family up in prayers. I am so proud of Tyler and his attitude and witness to others. He has been through so much but still remains upbeat.
Tyler had a wonderful visit with Clay, Jake, Trent, Ben, Sarah and Jenna this past weekend. They brightened his day and they had a lot of fun hanging out and laughing. They enjoyed looking through the Cal yearbook. Tyler's friends caught him up on all the news from Louisville. Tyler looked great. He had gained 20 pounds and his hair was growing in and much darker. He was very guarded with his leg and protected it as best he could.
If you want to encourage the family, please send them a card. Their address is: 10704 Quiet Cove Collierville, TN 38017.
Thanks for your support and prayers. Where would we be without our Father to lean on.
Stay close! Kim
2 comments:
Hey tyler! i am sad that your scan probably didnt go as you planned but i am still relying on God that He will get you through this surgery. :) I am so glad that you had fun with some of your amazing friends over the weekend! I have been praying and thinking about to constantly! I hope that you keep feeling great! Stay Strong and never lose HOPE! iloveyou buddy!
always praying,
Mary Beth <3 :D
P.S.- sorry i couldnt sign your year book! I will definatly send you another card! lol. :)
dude!
your hair is rediculously dark!! Sweet! haha
Im liking the mini mohawk thing, just like i did=) haha. So ya it's sort of a bummer that the results weren't what we were hoping for, but its ok. I'm rediculously happy to know that you have a positive attitude towards this.So ya i really wanna see you soon. I wish i could have seen you on saturday but stupid kings island haha. Ya text me sometime.
-Conner
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