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 that contrast blowing through the ol’ blood/brain barrier just shook things up a bit. Nonetheless, she’s fine and taking a quick nap before heading to work.
We’ll get Dr. Loukas’ feedback Wednesday. She’ll get chemo (or at least chemo-light - more on this later) on Friday.
The two main questions we want to answer with these scans are:
1. Are the tumors growing, shrinking, or staying the same? (The preferred answer is “shrinking!”)
2. Is the brain tumor-free? (The preferred answer is “yes!” - including the exclamation mark)
I’ll be posting pictures of the results sometime later this week so check back.
On a personal note, I have now officially completed my schooling. While I don’t feel much smarter and I’m not much taller, I’m certainly glad to be finished with all that. It was a lot harder than I anticipated. The graduation ceremony was good. It was great to see all my family as well as meet my classmate’s families. But probably what you are most interested in is that I will be back on a more frequent posting schedule.
Landon on 5 May 2008 at 11:37 am: 1
Congratulations Chris. Well done on your school’n. And I’m sending good vibes for Maggie’s results.
Nickie on 6 May 2008 at 8:48 am: 2
I’m so proud of you! And I’m so anxious to hear Maggie’s _GOOD NEWS_ officially! (I just know it will definitely be good news!)
Emily on 7 May 2008 at 10:33 am: 3
Congratulations, Chris!!