Instead of having the surgical lung biopsy tomorrow, the thoracic surgeon wants him to have an MRI with contrast (dye) first. This will be done at 8:30 tomorrow morning in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Once they get his MRI results, they will then determine whether or not he needs the surgical lung biopsy. Mom and Garrett learned yesterday from the surgeon that this surgical biopsy will be quite entailed. They would need to make a 5" incision on his side between his ribs to get to his lung. He would also have a 2" incision at his throat where they would go through his chest to get to his lymph nodes. He would be hospitalized for 5 days at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Not a simple biopsy by any means!
Please continue to pray for Garrett and Mom too. They need to stay strong and optimistic. They are both very tired as you can probably imagine.
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