Moving On

I know I haven't checked in for a while, but I'm happy to report that I've had great doctors' visits since my last post. Every three months (February, May, August) I have had MRIs done. (Oh, how I love that freaky machine zipping and flashing around my head!) My neuro-oncologist, Dr. Chowdhary , is the primary doc who orders and follows up on those. NO tumor regrowth! Hurray!



In May, I had the one year follow up with my surgeon, Dr. Vale. He liked what he saw (or didn't see), and I won't need to see him for another year. I also had the usual round of testing and visits with Dr. Tatum, my neurologist, and Dr. Chowdhary, my neuro-oncologist.

November...All Good

Just updating on what has happened since the last post. My November MRI looked great. There has been no regrowth. As far as semantics go, I can now say, " I HAD brain cancer and I HAD a brain tumor." It feels great to say that in the past tense.

Thanksgiving 2008 marked the one year point from which we knew the growth was there. It has definitely been a crazy year. Looking back, 2008 flew by. It didn't always feel that way when we were immersed in it.

I've been feeling great. My doctors are very pleased with the results from the surgery. I remain seizure-free, and though there is a possibility that the tumor will grow back, the possibility is small.

So for now, I take two kinds of antiseizure medication (Keppra and Lamictal) every day. The doctors say we'll continue that for another year and then consider stopping the meds.

The next set of tests will be in February.