This is a hard entry to write, so I'm going to keep it pretty short.

Melissa and I met with my oncologist this afternoon to discuss the results of my PET scan. The PET scan shows increased metabolic activity in the body that is often caused by cancer.

As expected, the tumor in my stomach, and many lymph nodes in my abdominal cavity, and some beyond, showed extremely high levels of metabolic activity, indicative of cancer that has spread from the stomach tumor to the lymph nodes.

More concerningly is an area of heightened metabolic activity in my left sinus cavity. The doctor admitted that this could be caused by infection or a number of other processes, but it is possibly another malignant tumor. 

My oncologist suggested that if the cancer has spread this far, that likely a surgical resection of the tumor and lymph nodes in my abdomen will not be possible. Chemotherapy may be used, but only as a means of slowing the cancer - no cure will be possible.

PLEASE join us in praying fervently that the spots in my sinus cavities are not cancer and that something can be done to treat the stomach and lymph cancer that exists in my abdomen.

Through a wonderful friend from grad school. I was able to get an appointment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for tomorrow. I will likely be in Houston for 3-5 days for follow-up tests and to receive a concrete diagnosis and treatment plan. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors, for peace for Melissa, and for healing from the One who Heals.