Got up this morning and had a lot of anxiety about what the doctor would say. Made it to the MRI and profusion test. Then we had lunch and waited for the appointment time.
Great news. The MRI showed that the tumor has not grown in two months. Yippie. So what is causing Barbara to have less use of her left side. The doctor said that it was still swelling in the brain caused by the radiation. So he said that he was going to use a drug to immediately reduce the swelling. We would have to go to Dallas 4 times 3 weeks apart to receive an IV. There are some side effects as with all drugs. So we signed the papers to start the treatment. Then we did some blood work to make sure Barbara's system would handle the drug. So sometime next week we will go back to Dallas for an IV. That should help the left side mobility.
Then the tremors. He said they were not tumor related. Since we have an appointment with Dr. Parikh tomorrow he wants her to call him tomorrow so together they can set up a pain management plan
He listened to Barbara's lungs and said they sounded good and clear. He never used the word pneumonia
The pain in the legs will have to be dealt with by Dr Parikh
Overall a very good meeting. We have a plan and now we need to work the plan
Thank you for all the prayer and being our prayer warriors. God has been with us daily. We have seen little miracles daily
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