Well, here I go again. Another surgery. It's been an emotional week. Last week Dr. M told me that he recommended Radiosurgery. A high dose of a medical procedure which allows non-invasive treatment of benign and malignant conditions. It's a high dose of radiation that would be applied to the new growth. It has many side effects - all that I was not shocked by. Seizures could intensify and there could be scar tissue that would cause problems itself. We went to see Dr. U on Tuesday and got all the information necessary to start the treatments. Wednesday a.m. I received a call from the surgeon's nurse requesting an appointment. WHAT? Ok my world was spinning. I couldn't hold it in anymore. I made my appointment for this morning and went to see Todd at work. I feel in a cloud. How is this happening again? Why is this happening to me again? Will it ever stop? DAMMIT!!!!
Today Todd and I went to see DR. E. He explained to me that surgery is the best option for the new growth. Surgery would allow a cleaner margin between brain and tumor than the Radiosurgery. Because of the area of the tumor it is less likely to cause problems. I have a tumor in a good area. That's the one thing I have going for me I guess. It's not moving to my brain stem or moving into the brain. BUT the damn thing keeps returning. I talked with Dr. M about future treatments. Whether they had discussed this in tumor board meeting. He said we have to wait for the pathology report to make that decision.
Surgery is tentatively set for October 14. I have a sinus infection I need to get rid of. Now I need to get referrals.
