gotta go. Dinner at Wegman's!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Where did that month go?
It is amazing how fast that month went by since my last post. In a nutshell, I am great. Had an MRI on November 1 with the follow up on November 5. It looked good! Still a dark spot but it appears to have shrunk a little. So I will continue with the Chemo (Temodar) every four weeks. Of course, this week is a chemo week! Brilliantly, I scheduled a day long, outdoor field trip with my eighth graders this week and parent conferences at the end of the week and grades were due...
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Hi Jim,
ReplyDeleteJust wrote a long comment but lost it all as can't send properly - not sure how to comment - anyway - wondering if you can share your diagnosis with me in terms of what type of brain tumor - im assuming its a glioma of sorts - grade 2 upwards??? I have a grade 2 oligoastrocytoma and am just interested. found ou on BT buddies. Love your energy for life and optimism, keep it up. I was diagnosed April 2009 - had 2 surgeries last OCt 2009 and ran my first 2 half marathons ever in April and July this year. Take care - you are an inspiration. www.sarahsbrainchild.blogspot.com/
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteGreat to meet you. Thanks for sharing the video of your surgery. I have only vague memories of the period I was awake during my surgery. The video helps me picture the scene in my OR.
My diagnosis: Anaplastic Astrocytoma Grade II-III. We really liked the way my doc explained it to me. From strict definition of the grading, yes, it is grade III but it is acting more like a II.
The oncologist told me today I can stay on chemo for an additional six months because I am responding to and tolerating the temodar so well. Yeah me!
So I rewarded myself (Or my wife rewarded me) with a great new bicycle!
Keep in touch.
Jim