Hi all ~

Just wanted to give an update. Have been awaiting a date for mom's lung biopsy. Unfortunately, the pulmonologist said he won't do it. Having looked over her scan and records the risk of puncturing her diaphragm is too high. Now we're waiting on the recommended course of action from her oncologist. Without a biopsy, how do you know or choose what or what not to do??? Also, the cancer that has returned in her mouth is causing a lot of pain so it's a priority to get that out. Ughhhh!!! So confused! It certainly doesn't help that I live in Louisiana and she is in Memphis!


Daughter/Karen-
Pre-exist cond: Erosive Lichen Planus
DX: 7/20 (age 52)-Stage IV SCC; Gloss (75% tongue), Rad Neck Dis w/6+ nodes positive, Par Mand Resec, Free Flap, PEG
8/20-11/07-Chemo/Rad
1/08-11/10-PET clear
1/10-PET showed hot spot in mouth, spots on both lungs. Awaiting lung biopsy