Tumor Board Results

Well I didn't want to post this right away, because we thought it was best to wait til Trav's Mom talked to all of Trav's siblings before blogging about it!

The good news is all of the genetic testing has finally come back and it does not appear to be genetic!! Yay! However, they still don't know why he would have cancer so young, and coming from parents with such little families, they thought it'd be a good idea for Trav's parents and siblings to get a colonoscopy! The main reason is for them, they don't know if they are also at a greater risk, but also for Travis so we can see if he does have a greater chance of relapse. If they find anything I'm not sure if that really changes our future too much, but we aren't going to predict that for now! This is the current plan...

No Radiation!!! No Chemo!!! Both great news! The Tumor Board felt like they got all of the cancer, with large enough borders, so there is no point in any further treatment! However, since he has had colon cancer he has an increased risk of getting it again, especially for the first few years. So, Trav is lucky enough to have a colonoscopy yearly for the next few years! They will also draw his blood every three months for a year. Not too big of a deal, with these precautions they would catch a polyp before it turned cancerous!

We feel so incredibly blessed that they caught his cancer so early! Every doctor we have seen just comes in and asks if Travis realizes how lucky he is. We know that the Lord had a hand in every step of this process! Travis received an incredible blessing when he was suffering from the C. Diff, it has been incredible to look back and see how inspired it was and to know the Lord prepared us for the cancer before we knew about it! The oncologist told us that our surgeon made a bold move by doing the surgery he did, she said it would not have been acceptable considering Trav’s ultrasound showed it as a T2, into the muscle. However, we know that the Surgeon was blessed and directed! We are so grateful for the lessons we have learned from the cancer and the blessings and miracles we have been able to witness!