Thursday 1-20-16. We took Drew to the ER since he had some bruising and his side was tender when he was picked up. Drew and Heidi went by ambulance to Mayo in Rochester for further evaluation and testing. We had an ultra sound and X-ray when we first arrived which revealed an area of concern in his abdomen. We were sent back to ultra sound for another scan of his abdomen which revealed what appeared to be a mass. They took blood work and admitted us to the hospital.
Friday 1-21-16. Due to the suspicion of a mass Drew had an C-Scan done which identified a tumor which is approximately covering half of his abdomen. After all of these tests were looked at and studied we were told that the tumor is cancer (at this point they do not believe that the Cancer has spread but a lot more testing will be done early next week to make sure and they will also identify the type and stage of the cancer. We will be staying in Rochester tonight and may be able to go home over the weekend. The tumor is wrapped around some critical areas so it can not just be removed this point. On Monday Drew will have another scan done in Rochester and Tuesday they are going to perform surgery to put in a central line, do a biopsy, and check his bone marrow. After the results of next week's test the most likely scenario is Chemo therapy to reduce the size of the mass so they can do surgery to remove it. Molly is staying in Emmetsburg with Grandpa and Grandma Becker for now.
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