Its friday morning..... Big day today. Bobbinog had his pre-op ct scan at 6pm last night. Because it was so late, we could not get the results on the tumour, so we will get them at 9am this morning. Scary and exciting. We know the AFP has reduced to within normal ranges now for his age. It should be below 23.5 and his is on 18.8. We know the tumour has shrunken dramtically, but the question is what is the size now??? Is it actually still there, or has it gone??? Now that would be wonderful if it has gone as then no need for the surgery as where would they cut and what would they remove??? The last ultrasound we had was 5 weeks ago, and the tumour was 3 x 5cm which was still a bit big but much smaller than the original size of 12 x 9cm. It dropped to 1/3 of its size after the initial 8 weeks chemo, how much has it dropped by after 5 more weeks is the question? But chances that it is totally gone are very remote apparently, but not impossible. As the tumour cannot be felt anymore and the liver is not enlarged, we know the tumour is at least pretty small which is good for surgery. I am guessing its about a cm, but secretly hoping its gone.....I suppose I need to be patient for another 4 hours...not easy. Should it be there, then surgery will go ahead for 21st October and he will have 3 more chemo's after that. Should it not be there, I am guessing he would need a course of radiation and his chemo will be extended aswel. Who knows...... Will advise later.