Pathology Report: They Got It

Last Tuesday we had follow-up appointments with Tanya's Surgeons, Dr. Lee and Dr. Hsieh.  Both Surgeons told us that they received the pathology reports from the tissue removed during the procedure.  We were also told us that the results while sounding scary were good.  Nineteen (19) of the twenty-three (23) lymph nodes removed had cancer, which appears to be not that unusual for thyroid cancer.  The report showed that there were clear margins around all the cancerous tissue, so it looks like they got it all.  Tanya will still need radioactive iodine treatment to nuke any of the microscopic cancer remnants that might be left.  We were also told that this was in Stage 1, also really great news.