Dr Harron came in this morning and agreed to have Josh moved to 10south, the oncology unit until the surgery. We requested to see Dr. Fintel today since he was the doctor on the oncology floor. We have seen him a couple other times since May and we really like him. Since Dr. Schertz is on vacation I wanted to talk to Fintel. Since Joshs cause is so unique and complex we wanted to get the opinion of an oncologist. Dr. Fintel wanted to consult with Dr. Buck that is the radiation oncologist and does the cyberknife radiation. So as of now, the plan is to consult with Dr. Buck on Monday and get Schertz (who will be back on Monday) to get in touch with IU and see what they think we need to do. We have several different options right now, radiation; surgery then radiation; surgery and nothing; salvage chemotherapy, a combination of the surgery, radiation, and salvage chemo; maybe even a stem cell transplant. We are not really sure what option we are going with or what is best or what the probable outcome of this. This fight is nowhere near ending. We have had a lot of company today so he is really tired and resting now. His shoulder is still really hurting and the pain meds are not helping.
Thank you to everyone who has brought us snacks/food to the hospital or called and checked on us and even let me stay with them in Roanoke while Josh was in ICU.
