Keeping Up with the Kolls: We have a plan!

We started off today at 6:30 am with a CT scan and MRI at the Bodine Center at TJUH. After the scans we were 5 minutes late for the Holiday Inn Express breakfast. We did a little sweet talking and they pulled everything back out for us. After a quick shower (and some shopping at H&M), we were back at Thomas Jefferson for the long awaited meeting with Dr. Sato.

Kenan was able to meet all of the nurses that she has been e-mailing with over the past couple weeks waiting for this visit. It was great to finally put some faces with names. Dr. Sato made his appearance and after a short examination he asked what questions Kenan about treatment. Kenan pulled out a binder with all of the treatment options that she has researched. He explained why some options were not the best, and told us that Immoembolization is the best option.

We also met with Dr. Gonsalves who is the interventional radiologist that will be administering the immunoembolization. She explained the procedure in depth and also reitterated why this procedure is the right path.

We will be at the hospital tomorrow morning at 6:30 am to check in and get things started. They said the procedure itself will only take about 90 mins to complete. After that Kenan will have to lay flat on her back for 6 hours. A friend and fellow patient, Meredith, told us to come prepared with a pillow and egg crate. Sue ran right out and scooped that up so Kenan could be as comfortable as possible after the procedure! She should be discharged on Wednesday morning around 9:30 - 10:00 am.

After Dr. Sato examined Kenan today he recommended surgically removing the lesion from Kenan's glut. We can feel the lesion through Kenan's skin so they hope that it is in a place where it can be easily removed. A surgeon is going to come and visit us tomorrow or Wednesday to see if it is possible to do. Our hope is that they can and they will be able to perform the surgery on Thursday! This will be treating all areas of concern in one week!

Thank you John O and Melissa for starting the prayer warriors for tomorrow.

Love Billy & Kenan.

Attached are a few pictures!

Checking out the Liberty Bell...