April 3 report

Having seen the oncologist today I have the following report.  The MRI done last week has been interpreted and I can now say that the medication has continued to help.  While there is still "abnormal" tissue on the edges of the surgical cavity, it continues to shrink in extent.  In other words, the meds are helping.  The doc is not aware of any cases where my medication has caused the elimination of the cancer, smaller is still better than bigger or no change and who knows, there's a first time for everything.

Woo-woo!  Medication treatments will continue every two weeks, probably for as long as I do.  No big deal.  I have been on a prophylactic dose of antibiotic which he has now terminated.  In addition I remain on the anti-seizure medication, a daily pill just in case.

Symptom-wise I remain somewhat lethargic, but once you get me moving I can do most anything, excepting my old tall buildings in a single bound thing.  Spring is still threatening to come to Delaware, and I remain fully prepared for its arrival.

We are now in the home stretch of preparing with our church choir to do sing-ins in Prague and Salzburg later in May.  While we will be carrying a "brain cancer first aid kit" we are still cleared to go and have fun.  At risk of repeating myself, "woo-woo!"

We'll probably get another MRI in June or July, so unless the symptoms change in the meantime we will not know anything of significance until later this summer. We'll hope that warmer weather will get me in better shape and feeling stronger, which would be noteworthy also.  But in the meantime, no news is good news.

Ross, strawman, formerly known as tinman, and still Nanu and Nunu