Today has good a nice day so far. We went out to breakfast and to Sams to get a few essentials. After that we came home and some friends came to finish taking out Joshs remaining sutures..it was only like 1 or 2. Yes, I could have done this but he is such a baby I prefer not to do it because he complains.
Now…since I know the anticipation is killing you…the results. The tumors are still shrinking. As long as nothing changes the next CT will be in 2 months. No radiation–Indiana University does not suggest it since there was just 1 lesion on the brain. If anymore lesions pop up they will do surgery to remove it then radiation. Here are the measurements:
October
Spleen: 4.1 cm x 3.6 cm
Lung:
Right Lobe: 2.1 cm x 1.7 cm
Left Lobe: 1.8 cm x 1.3 cm
December
Spleen: 2.9 cm x 2.6 cm & the one near the gastroesophageal junction is 1.4 cm and is barely visible in the transverse dimension.
Lung:
Right lobe: 1.0 cm by 1.5 cm
Left lobe: 0.8 MM x 1.3 MM
Now for the not-so-good news we got today. Joshs alfa-phetoprotein (tumor makers) are still above normal. The day we found out he had the brain tumor it was 27! The normal is 6, last week it was a 9. Dr. Schertz wants repeat lab work done every couple of weeks to continue to monitor that and if it goes up at all we will do a stat full body CT.
Remember, life is what you make of it!
