9.30.12 Second Opinion

To give us peace of mind we opted to get a second opinion.  We went to see another doctor who specializes in Children's Ophthalmologist in Kirkland. 

After his exam, he told us that he would be sending us to Children's because he felt that the mass in Zachary's eye was a tumor.  He thought that it was a cancer called Retinablastoma.  This is not the news we wanted to hear.  We asked that he contact Children's and speak with our first doctor.  
After both doctor's talked, Our Doctor at Children's said that he had a valid concern, however, she still felt that her diagnosis was valid because there are some key characteristics that do not support Retinablastoma.  The main one being Zachary's age.  However, she said that she would like to proceed with his surgery on Monday.  However, she has requested that her Chief Ophthalmologist and Retinablastoma specialist be in the operating room with her and do an examination with him prior to doing anything.  

If it is cancer, we do not want her to enter the eye because it is possible to have the cancer cells spread.  You want to keep it contained.  She said if they conclude it is cancer, we will have to schedule a CAT scan and spinal tap (to determine if cancer has spread) to determine what the treatment plan would be.

So, we need the prayers to continue and hope for the lesser of evils.