The surgeons and oncologists met yesterday to discuss Kaelyn's latest scans. Their recommendation is to prepare for a liver transplant. There is still the possibility that once they get her into surgery they could find out that they can take out the tumor without doing a transplant, but if they can't resect the tumor they will at least have a new organ ready to do the transplant right then and there. Cancer patients get put to the front of the transplant list, so it is estimated that she could have an organ within 2-3 weeks. That was good news to me, I was afraid we would have to wait months.
The transplant surgeon said that they have a 90% success rate with liver transplants. She would need to be on immune suppressant drugs for the rest of her life, and they themselves have their own unpleasant side effects. Kaelyn will still need to have one more round of chemo after the surgery to make sure all of the cancer cells are dead.
So, this is our road map. It sure has been a bumpy ride. Please continue to pray for our baby. She is so precious to us, she needs all the strength we can lend her both physically and from on high. We are thinking about having another special fast for her and her surgeons this coming fast Sunday, September 5th. If you would like and are able please join us in fasting.
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