Archives for May 2008
Chemo Break
Published on 28 May 2008 at 4:17 pm.
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We met with Dr. Loukas today and, as we had hoped, he has cleared Maggie for a chemo “break.” He said that the tumors are definitely still all there but that they are inactive. He also said that Dr. Curly, the liver surgeon at MD Anderson had called to report that surgery is still not […]
Probably not a new tumor
Published on 19 May 2008 at 11:04 am.
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On last week’s exciting episode, Maggie’s OBGYN found a lump in a place it didn’t belong. Since then, she’s had both an MRI and a mammogram, neither of which showed any signs to worry so we aren’t. Nonetheless, she’s scheduled for a meeting with the surgeon on Tuesday to confirm the lump and discuss options for […]
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CT and MIR Results + a Soar-Coated Surprise
Published on 7 May 2008 at 10:04 pm.
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Today’s visit with Dr. Loukas was pleasant. In short, Maggie’s scans were exactly what we had hoped. Let’s give a little hurray for that and celebrate small victories. The tumors have decreased in size since last time and the MRI of her brain showed no sign of disease (while there was evidence of the crazy.) […]
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Feet & Hands Update
Published on 6 May 2008 at 10:13 am.
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Maggie’s feet and hands are pretty numb. She’s been uncharacteristically wobbly lately, enough to where it’s caused me a fair amount of concern. Thankfully, the pain in her feet and hand has subsided thanks to the new med Lyrica.
Another CT and an MRI
Published on 5 May 2008 at 11:18 am.
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We just got back from CT and MRI fun time. The day started early with a Barium breakfast at 6:30AM, chilled for her pleasure. Both scans went fine although the legs were a little wobbly after the MRI for some reason. All those magnetic fields messed with Maggie’s thinker, I suppose. Either that or all […]