January 13, 2012

Who schedules an MRI for Friday the 13th???   bad move...after 2 1/2 years of stability, there is a "new growth".  It is very small, but must be "dealt with".  It is in his right Parietal Lobe, very close to the cavity of the original tumor.  Our Attending Physician, Dr. Mellinghoff, met with the "Tumor Board", the Surgeon, etc., and the plan of action that we decided on was two courses of chemotherapy, which is a pill called Temodar, to be followed by surgery if they determine that the tumor is not responding to the Temodar.  The fact that the cancer has returned within a 3 year time frame leads us to believe that the original tumor was, in fact, a grade III (not a grade II as Yale had told us).   I am thankful that we took a proactive approach and went with Sloan-Kettering.  We have a great relationship with Ken's doctor, and we both have great confidence in him and his facility.