Mom woke up at 3am feeling extreme pain, burning feeling, at the tumor lump. Could not sleep. Had to calm down, meditate. Only slept at 5am.
Doctors in the morning said that this is a good respond to the intensified NGPDT treatment. The tumor inflammation and it is turning gel-like. It will continue to swell and the core of the tumor will continue to inflame.
Ultimately 2 things could happen: 1. Tumor will swell, but the liquid (dead tumor cells) could not leave the tumor because the blood vessels has been cut off by the NGPDT treatment. So it would need to be drained through a needle inserted into the tumor. 2. Tumor will shrink as the body and lymphatic system drains the tumor.
Next step: Another doppler ultrasound scan is needed in 2 weeks time to determine this.