Well, we're one step forward, two steps back...
I called my mother yesterday evening to discover that she had just come out of the operating room. Evidently the unexplained pain in her abdomen was continuing...the x-ray showed nothing...so they did a scan (CAT, PET...I'm not sure which now) and it showed a growth on or in the tube that connects the kidney to the bladder.
A few months ago, as part of the surgery removing the tumor from her intestine, they had also put a stent in between that kidney and the bladder, because the tube was blocked and the kidney had stopped functioning. The stent had come out later and things appeared to be working fine. I guess not so much.
They haven't told her yet what the growth is...a consultation will happen later today...but it could be another tumor.
My sister gets off the plane in Syracuse about 11:30 a.m. today. She got a one way ticket, because we have no idea when she'll be going home.
