It's 10:54 and the neurosurgeon just left - the news is good. The MRI looks like they got all of the tumor although he suspects that there are micro-tumors in the swollen brain tissue around where the tumor was.This means that Marc will need treatment with radiation and chemotherapy to give him the best chance of beating this tumor. The pathology reports might be in on Friday; so we are still just waiting for the final reports. We will be meeting with oncologists when the final path report is back to develop a plan of action.
There is still no immediate plan to remove the Pituitary tumor as it is most likely benign; the neurosurgeon said that we would tackle that one at a later date after we know more.
Marc may be moved from ICU to a regular room tomorrow and have some intensive physical, occupational and speech therapy. We have no clue as to discharge date from the hospital yet. If he works as hard in the next few days as he did today, I imagine that he will be discharged sooner than expected. All of the Docs were impressed with his remarkable attitude, humor and determination.
More tomorrow. . .
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6 comments:
Great news!!!
Keep your chin up Marc!
Marcia, don't forget you can still slap him around when he gets out of hand!
Y'all are still in my prayers!
Julie - thanks for the blog, it means a lot to us that you are taking the time to keep everyone informed.
That is great news. Keep up the hard work Marc. And remeber you have a lot of caring friends behind you, so don't bend over in front of us with that gown on :( .
Mark R.
Great news!
Keep it up, Marc!
Mike
Excellent news! What hospital is Marc in ? I would like to send him something.
Good Morning Marc and Marcia...great to see you up and walking.....we are thrilled and hold you in our arms and prayers....thanks to Julie and Steve for keeping us informed...it is greatly appreciated...love to you all .....PS I am glad to see that they did not shave your beard off.....Love your, big sister and a great big hug to everyone Jill
Wonderful news Julie thanks for sharing, Marc I hope to come visit you as soon as you are in a private room. Hang in there friend.
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