Katy is here at OSU hospital for surgery. For those who may not know, she has been dealing with increasing pain for the last month and a half. We have been through a terrible ordeal to get it taken seriously. What started as an inconvenient pain had become excruciating to the point that she had a difficult time getting out of bed, moving, or breathing. Taking her on a car ride made me feel awful, every time we would hit a bump I would hear her gasp in pain. We ended up having to go to an urgent care on Christmas Eve. They gave her percocet, which helped manage the pain for a bit, but it proved ineffective about an hour after taking the pill.

It finally progressed to the point where we went to the hospital. They did an ultrasound, CT scan, and MRI, and said that it looked like she might have a pinched nerve and a pelvic infection. They sent her home with about 8 different prescriptions, and said, “take these pills, they’ll make you better.”

Needless to say, that did not happen. Her pain continued to get worse, so we went back to the ER. They chastised us for coming in, and basically treated us like we were just there to get pain meds. She had been throwing up her pills, so they gave her a prescription for anti-nausea meds and sent her home. She began to throw up her anti-nausea meds, so we went to the ER for a third time (this time to Riverside, the previous two times we went to Dublin Methodist). They gave her a shot of morphine, and told us to go see our family doctor. Our family doctor ordered a CT scan with contrast, and called us in the next day to tell us that they found a tumor. We have since been to two different doctors, and they both confirmed this diagnosis. Katy is in surgery today to attempt to discover the extent and nature of the tumor. They are going to do a biopsy to determine whether or not the tumor is cancerous. They also may do a laparoscopy, which would involve making a small incision to insert a camera, which will then allow them to get a better view of the tumor and how it’s attached. The oncologist also said that they are going to attempt to remove the tumor, as long as doing so will not endanger Katy’s life.

She’s been in the OR for about an hour at this point (since 8:30AM). They’re going to do a biopsy while Katy is on the table, and that will let us know whether or not it is cancerous. If they’re unable to remove the tumor, Katy will be going through chemo. The oncologist said she recommends chemo even if they ARE able to remove the tumor, because that will ensure there are no cancerous cells anywhere else in her body.

I would like to thank everyone that has offered their assistance and well-wishes during this arduous journey, it’s very appreciated. I’m sorry we’ve been vague about what has been happening, we didn’t want to say anything until we actually knew what was going on. I’ll try my best to keep everyone updated.