Well the good news is, I saw my radiation oncologist and she informed me that there is nothing new showing in my brain besides the ones that were treated and the three that are going to be, I had another mask fitted while I was in and will be having one (hopefully last) session of SRS on Monday morning to finish these things off.
Well the good news is, I saw my radiation oncologist and she informed me that there is nothing new showing in my brain besides the ones that were treated and the three that are going to be, I had another mask fitted while I was in and will be having one (hopefully last) session of SRS on Monday morning to finish these things off. She told me that there is still swelling around some of the lesions, and that this is natural for the first few weeks after radiation, so unfortunately it's recommended that I stay on the steroid and anti-seizure meds for the time being, but taper off as soon as possible down the line.
I also saw my regular oncologist and he has officially put in the order for me to start Zelboraf, unfortunately with the time it takes to process the order, get authorization and handle other medical variables I don't understand but know are necessary, I won't be able to start it until 3/20. Three weeks. :/ Oh this waiting is always the hardest part… But a plan is in order and maybe as the SRS does its thing, some preemptive thoughts of a possible hopeful outcome in the future will trigger genuine optimism and make this time pass quickly. A day at a time. That's my goal.. a day, a week, a month at a time… and then maybe one day I'll be 90 with quite a story to tell.
Thank you all for the ongoing encouragement and support.
-Kevin
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