Tuesday Night

Radiation appointment/treatment went well and Chris did have some of his ensure and water after he came back. No changes overall, still on the oxygen and that will not change until the clots dissolve. I did not ask why they opted not to treat the clots but would have to speculate that the less medication he's given right now the better.

I will go down there around 8 and then after his radiation appointment I will go home and spend the afternoon working. I'm hoping over the next few days we will have a few friends go and visit him which will help him pass the time. I'm guessing that the oncologists and other doctor's are not used to dealing with people who do their homework ahead of time but it seems to me based on the question I asked the radiology oncologist that this is the treatment they are using. http://www.mmccancer.com/mmc_radonc/treatment/imrt.html

He mentioned that there are multiple tiny lesions in the brain and that treating it will all over brain radiation will allow them to destroy anything that was too tiny to be picked up by the MRI.


It will be 10 treatments and then he will be able to start chemo. While he is on the blood thinners (well he is not on any because the drugs were too effective - not a bad thing) or has thinner blood they won't be able to put in the chemo port so we will see what they want to do. If the chemo can shrink the tumors the way the doctor's think it will, they might be able to look to use some of the newer radiation (TomoTherapy) on him which would zap any of the tumors that remain.

Will cross my fingers that Chris continues to feel no effects from the radiation but sometimes they can take a while to kick in. I was amazed at how many elderly people were walking around in the radiology department and were accompanied by their spouses who seemed to be far more sick than they appeared to be. I told Chris those are the people who are the true inspiration, that despite their ages, they are determined to get through things and to continue getting on with life.

I can use Chris's new phone to access this site, but I'm unable right now to get the comment/update button to work.

Oh, for those that were asking about the medication Chris was given for the pulmonary embolisms, it's LOVENOX. It's specific for DVT and he is delighted and thrilled that he no longer has to be stabbed in the stomach to receive it.

Off to bed!