Hope all is well on the forum. I have good news to report about my mom.
We met with Dr C, the radiologist, on Friday. According to Dr C, my mom's tumors are shrinking, and things are, God willing, heading in the right direction. Dr C told us that the radiation machine takes pictures every five radiation sessions, so he will be able to see on an every week basis, how my mom is doing.
Dr C also told us that Friday was the 19th radiation session, and that he has my mom scheduled for a total of 35 sessions. At that rate, although he didnt confirm this yet, my mom's final radiation treatment, if all goes well, should be on Tuesday, July 19th, and we should be going home the following morning, the 20th.
It's difficult being here. No TMF, no baseball games, no chinese buffets, but, if it means sacrificing seven weeks, to be with my mom for years, its worth it.
One final thing: The Dr told my mom that he doesnt not want her traveling home for any weekends, as he feels sitting six to seven hours or more in a car round trip is too taxing, so, we will have to stay here in NJ for the 4th of July weekend. I had originally hoped to go home for the holiday weekend, but, we dont want to go against Drs orders. I'll survive.
I'll try to log in again at some point, or to post any updates. In the meantime, if I cant get on before, I hope everyone has a good holiday weekend.
Mitch
We met with Dr C, the radiologist, on Friday. According to Dr C, my mom's tumors are shrinking, and things are, God willing, heading in the right direction. Dr C told us that the radiation machine takes pictures every five radiation sessions, so he will be able to see on an every week basis, how my mom is doing.
Dr C also told us that Friday was the 19th radiation session, and that he has my mom scheduled for a total of 35 sessions. At that rate, although he didnt confirm this yet, my mom's final radiation treatment, if all goes well, should be on Tuesday, July 19th, and we should be going home the following morning, the 20th.
It's difficult being here. No TMF, no baseball games, no chinese buffets, but, if it means sacrificing seven weeks, to be with my mom for years, its worth it.
One final thing: The Dr told my mom that he doesnt not want her traveling home for any weekends, as he feels sitting six to seven hours or more in a car round trip is too taxing, so, we will have to stay here in NJ for the 4th of July weekend. I had originally hoped to go home for the holiday weekend, but, we dont want to go against Drs orders. I'll survive.
I'll try to log in again at some point, or to post any updates. In the meantime, if I cant get on before, I hope everyone has a good holiday weekend.
Mitch