Up-date!

We just returned today from Primary Childrens Hospital and we are just full of new information. We met with a pediatric orthopedic surgeon who specializes in Sarcomas...cancers! He diagnosed Aiden with a Lipo-Sarcoma which is in fact a "cancer", but does't mimic the sympotoms of cancer. There are very, very bad types of Lypo-Sarcomas and then there are not so bad ones that can possibly be non cancer cells, just growing at a very rapid pace. Thankfully, Aiden has the "not-so-bad" one. While they call it a cancer, it cannot spread to other parts of his body. The tumor actually builds a thin sack around itself that prevents it from spreading. So, when they take it out, it will be gone and they don't think that it is likely that there will be any re-growth. Since they are confident that they can remove it in one big lump, they don't think that he will need any follow up treatment. That is the good news!!! The not-good-news is that they can't just make a tiny inscision and suck it out, they have to cut from his knee to the top of his thigh so they can make sure they get it all. That means Aiden will have one mean scar! Imagine the stories he will be able to tell!:)
We were hoping to have the surgery done and over with this weekend, but because the tumor is so large, the surgery will be a little more difficult that we had anticipated. The doctor wants to be prepared for anything, so he is scheduled to have surgery on March 13, and he will have to be in the hospital for 3 days.
We will keep everyone posted on how the surgery goes. Thank you so much to everyone who has expressed your concern. It means so much to us to know that there are so many people pulling for us! We love you all!