Chantel's first visit with Dr. Savage (great name don't you think?)

Today Chantel visited with a Lymphoma specialist who did a physical exam and reviewed all the data from blood work, ultrasounds, and biopsies to date. Dr. Savage feels that Chantel is early enough stage to wait a few extra weeks for the baby to be delivered. We have her first CT scan (used to view the enlarged lymph nodes) scheduled for March 16th. That means Chantel will need to have the baby in the first week of March.

Chantel's case is going to be assessed by the entire oncology department on Friday morning. This conference includes oncologists, lymphoma specialists, pathologists, and radiologists who will review the current data and assess next steps. They will be reviewing her case again post the baby's birth to assess things with more data from a myriad of tests that they are not comfortable doing while she is pregnant.

Dr. Savage also said that she will be receiving chemotherapy (although we do not know what the length of the series will be) post childbirth.

Well I will leave some material for Chantel to report. She plans on writing some info up tomorrow.