History

Hello,

On March 18h Rene was informed that she has Burkitt's lymphoma after visiting specialists for nearly three weeks. In early February she noticed a lump near her throat and had an ultrasound performed on the advice of her family doctor. During this time, she also tweaked her back and was fighting a lingering cold.

She met with a specialist on February 28th and was informed that a mass was found in her thyroid and it could be cancerous. Additionally she was told that she had lymph nodes and an inflamed pancreas and that additional biopsies and scans would be needed.

A PT scan revealed a mass in her pelvic area which was about 12 centimeters and a mass was found on her back. She had her annual mammogram performed and she discovered that both breasts also had masses. The fine needle biopsies done on her thyroid and lymph nodes were inconclusive and breast biopsies were performed on March 15th.

During this time, she was feeling weak and began to have gastric issues in her stomach. She received medicines to address the gastric issues and then she began to have lower abdomen cramping which we could not address. This lead to her being admitted to the hospital on March 18th and were informed after a series of tests that the doctors discovered she was suffering from jaundice! The doctors also discovered that her blood count was very low as well as low oxygen in her blood.

As of March 19th, I am happy to report that they have stabilized her vital signs and she has began chemotherapy. They plan to transfer her from the intensive care unit to the oncology ward for the remainder of her stay. Please go to the Cancer blog for more information about her lymphoma and treatment schedule.