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Second Lesion - 2-1-10

Yesterday I had an MRI in the morning that was scheduled as a 30 day follow-up to my last MRI. The image to the left is the result. The yellow arrow represents the existing tumor cavity left over from my second surgery. The red arrow represents a new tumor that was found during the study. There’s no way to understand the grade of the second tumor based solely on MRI but presumably it’s also GBM and originated from the initial tumor. These tumors are infiltrative by nature and grow like weeds so you can stamp one area out but they have fingers and can pop up somewhere else. So much for my first day of being retired!

I always remember, there is nothing that can happen at this point that we can’t handle and there is always a solution that we can pursue. It’s never easy but we find our way. So once again, the wheels of medicine are often running. The first thought here is Gamma Knife and that is what we are going to do. It’s scheduled for Thursday morning. I have a meeting with my neurosurgeon tomorrow just to discuss the game plan and any deficits/risks of the process. The second tumor appears to be on the motor strip as well but in the specific area that controls my left hand. I had a seizure on Sunday morning and it was a little different than previous seizures in that my left hand was pulled into a fist and I started pumping my fist repeatedly. This correlates with the location of the new lesion.  I had Gamma Knife in 3/08 so this will be #2

As I have more information I’ll post it here. Thanks for all the prayers and support.

God bless,

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