I, too, am praying that all of the cancer will be removed, and that not even a single cell will be left behind, but I wouldn't hold out much hope that no further treatment will be necessary. You will probably have to have months of chemotherapy and maybe radiation afterward. Cancer patients typically do.

Kathy, Thanks for your prayer!

I can't consider myself typical, when it comes to cancer. I bring my prayers, and treatment options to the Lord after speaking to the doctors. I do whatever the Lord leads me to do without question, even if the doctor disagrees with me, after all it is my body, and I am suppose to care for it. Some people are treated with chemo and die, others are treated with the same and live, each body, each cancer, each persons tolerance is different. No one knows your body better than God does, and secondly, yourself. I need to do what I feel is
right for me.

The first time around, 14 years ago, I had an aggressive size cancerous tumor left side, I opted out of chemotherapy. I had 16 Radiation treatments and surgery. My body doesn't do well fighting off chemo drugs or any aggressive treatment drugs, that bring you to deaths door. I will not take chemo this time if it is offered as well. I will go for radiation if it will be absolutely necessary. If this is but just the very beginning of it, perhaps a few radiation treatments may be necessary; maybe not; see what the final results from pathologist show on my follow up Jan. 31st, with the surgeon.

Well, Valerie, tomorrow's your surgery. I pray that you'll come through it with flying colors, and that you'll endure no complications while you're recovering. Needless to say, I also pray that the surgeon will remove the entire cancer, down to the last cell, and that it'll have no chance to metastasize before he does so.

As soon as you're able to, Valerie, let us know how the operation went, all right?