Third Time is a Charm?

I received a call on Friday from Dr. Mittal's office (my brain surgeon).  They were contacting me to let me know ahead of my appointment on Monday morning that a new lesion was found.  The intent of the phone call was to give me the weekend to digest this latest development.  I will find out on Monday morning what my treatment options are and other details.

Due to the shock of the news (as this tumor was not present 4 weeks ago I when I was in the ER on 12/23 and I received an MRI), I can not recall anything else - like where in my brain the new tumor is located - other than the fact it is smaller than 1 centimeter (which is good news).

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up rather than wait to pass on the news on Monday or Tuesday.  Thank goodness we decided to go ahead with another MRI on 1/17, despite the fact that the the MRI in December only showed some remaining swelling around the last tumor.  I'm glad we caught this tumor early!

I am scheduled to meet with Dr. Flaherty (my oncologist) on Tues afternoon to get the results of my chest, abdomen and pelvic scans.  Although, it is possible that Dr. Mittal will be in contact with Dr. Flaherty (rather than waiting to get the scan results until the following day) since any course of treatment will most likely hinge on whether the cancer has spread to other areas - hopefully not.


Mignon McLaughlin (an American journalist who passed away in the eighties and was known for her quotes) said; "The only course that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next."  We are still going to take everything one day at a time and I plan to continue to showing cancer who is more stubborn and persistent.


I'll send out another post once we figure out a next step for KMA!