Jan. 24 Chris went to the ER with what we thought was a kidney stone. After three CT scans, they determined he has a tumor on his kidney. Apparently he aggravated it while working out during lunch that day.
From the looks of the tumor, there is a 95% chance it's cancerous. All his other organs looked clear from the scans.
He had an appointment with Dr. Chauhan at the Conrad/Pearson Clinic on the following day. He basically answered our questions and told Chris he needed to have a scope procedure done to look at his bladder and kidney and the tumor. This procedure will determine whether he needs part or all of his kidney removed. He will have the scan done the morning of Friday, February 8th.
Update from Today: Jan. 28:
The pain Chris is in was caused by the tumor bleeding. It created blood clots that had to pass and that is what was causing his massive pain.
After resting this weekend, Chris' pain is much better from Thursday when this all started. He rested most of the weekend which we think has helped the tumor stop bleeding.
He has a sense of peace over him and feels like God has this under control, which is fabulous.
As for the kids, telling them Friday afternoon went very smoothly. I had two close friends praying for us during that exact time and it really couldn't have gone much better. Caleb is very worried about his dad but we told him if there is a place you'd want a tumor if we get to choose that the kidney is a good spot because God gave us two and we only need one to live. :)
Thanks so much for your prayers and we ask you please continue to pray for complete healing and for the pain to continue to be minimal.
We are so grateful to have great friends and family.
Feel free to leave Chris a word of encouragement in the comment section!
