Radiation/Chemo

Holly is doing great, her spirits are high, and she is feeling well!

Her final reports just came out and her final diagnosis is Poorly Differentiated Non Squamous Cell Cervical Cancer. Holly talked with her Oncologist Monday, who she really seems to like.

Holly has 4 risk factors with her cancer that increase the chance of recurrence. They are:

The large size of the tumor.
The type of cancer cells - poorly differentiated which are generally more aggressive.
Thin margins - even though they were clear, they were not as big as desired in one area.
The tumor was prolapsing from the endocervix to the exocervix.

These are the reasons the doctors are prescribing the radiation and chemotherapy for the best possible outcome.

Start of radiation and chemo: Beginning of February
She will have 6 weeks radiation treatment Monday through Friday. Along with 1 day a week of chemo for six weeks as well.

The doctor also ordered an MRI to look at a spot on her hip/femur that showed up on a CT scan.

Holly is talking to her radiation doctor next Monday!

Holly & Rick "thank" everyone for the love and support, you have all shown.

Love, Holly, Rick, Evan, and George