Update

Finally this afternoon Angie received a call back from the doctor explaining outlook from Wednesday meeting. The consensus is to stop chemo, give time to recover from chemo, then surgery. Will continue to see oncologist on Tuesday to monitor blood work.  Have an appointment with the surgeon on Monday to discuss next steps.


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