Today was a bit rougher. It started with a 6:30 MRI of my spine. The doctors wanted to make sure that the tumor hadn’t spread there. It was two hours of sitting motionless in a loud, clanking tube. Not fun. I slept through a bit of it, so luckily I wasn’t awake the entire time. [...]
The highlight of the trip (yes, I’m announcing it even though the trip is nowhere near complete) was getting to see Dr. Anderson today. After my appointment with Dr. Wolff (read that entry first if you haven’t already), we were waiting for my schedule for the next two days. While waiting, I was told that [...]
We arrived in Houston yesterday afternoon. The city was in crisis mode, as the weather was in the 30s, which is just not acceptable to Texans. There were ice warnings galore, and non-stop news breaks with more and more warnings of impending doom. I got a kick out of it. Anyway, just a few blocks [...]
I’m leaving on Tuesday, bright and early, for Houston. Appointments start on Wednesday. I’m not sure how many there will be, or if I’ll have additional tests or scans, but I’m anxious to get there. For the last few weeks I’ve been moving on with life, getting back into the grind at Target, hanging out [...]
Just a quick update. I’ll be in Houston at MD Anderson from January 16-20 to see my former oncologist from Mayo Clinic, along with one of MD Anderson’s neuro-oncologists. They’ll be studying my existing MRIs, and may be running additional tests/scans. As we wait for comparison MRIs and results from my P53 genetic test, I [...]