Happy December, folks.
Yesterday I met with Dr. Henson to get his assessment of last Wednesday’s MRI. Above is the image showing the tumor region pre-radiation (left) and post-radiation (right). While some patients are fortunate enough to see a hollow area in their first post-radiation MRI, it’s also not surprising to see a bright “contrast” area, as in my MRI above. The contrast likely indicates scar tissue of radiated cancer cells, but there’s also a chance that living cells are progressing. Dr. Henson seemed fairly certain my contrast is evidence of scar tissue, but it’s too soon to tell. I’ll have another MRI in January which will hopefully yield more insight.
Thankfully, I get another month of extra time with Kali and the kids, slow “joggy walks”, biology lessons and occasional little naps as the needs arise. I’m looking forward to our Christmas and wish you all a happy holidays as well. Above all, we thank you for your support!