Pathology has been back for a while now, but we still haven't wrapped our heads around the results. The pathology sample came back as being more mature rhabdomyosarcoma than what was initially found in John's neck biopsy. Because it is mature, the doctors agree it responded to treatment somehow. It's not common for them with this cancer to do a post-treatment biopsy, so they aren't sure what to think. Unless a new tumor pops up they are not planning to prescribe more chemo. The doctors on the tumor board did meet and discuss John's case last week. They agreed that John should go have resection surgery in his nose and try to get clean margins. My best understanding of that phrase is that they are going to keep taking tissue out of the same area of the primary tumor until they get tissue samples that do not have any rhabdo in them. It should be a pretty easy surgery with a quick recovery. The surgery has not been scheduled yet.
John has been working full-time since the end of June and only took off a few days for his last surgery. He is doing well. He is getting back some strength and energy. He installed can lights in our living room on his own last week. The heat still wears him out pretty quick, but early in the summer a few hours in the sun would put him in bed for two days. This week he went golfing one day and the next day was ready for a bike ride.
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