So, Katrina had an MRI yesterday. It was all clear, we're still in remission. We'll be switching to three MRI's a year instead of four for now. She's also going to start taking some new meds to see if we can keep here energy level more consistent through out the day.
We also had Dentist appointments today. I have a tooth that is dissolving it's root just like baby teeth do so they'll fall out to make way for the adult teeth. The problem is that this is an adult tooth. They are going to try to fix it as is, but it may have to come out and be replaced. The more I think about it the more I kind of wish they'd just pull it and replace it. Even if they replace with metal it will at least be the same color. The problem is that it's in the front of my mouth and it will always look like I've got something stuck in my teeth. Katrina forgot to per-medicate (she has to take antibiotics a couple of hours before going to the dentist), so we have to take her back in tomorrow.
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Guilty
I've been feeling guilty lately about not posting. I'm not even sure there is very much interest in the blog anymore.
Life has been crazy for us these past few months. Lots of family drama and other trials. We've had lots of close family in and out of the hospital for one reason or another and Three Divorces. Top all that off with the fact that I've gone back to work and school.
College is going great for me. I'm about three weeks ahead of schedule in my courses. I just passed LUT 1 today! Work has been fun too. I'd forgotten how much more fun it was to be a staff member than director.
Katrina is doing pretty good too. I know that her rehab doctor's are pleased with her progress. It's not all peaches and cream but she has come a long way. Especially given that all she could do right after surgery was drool on herself and cry weakly. It wasn't pretty and thankfully it seems like a distant nightmare now. She has her total cerebral spinal MRI this week and then a follow up with the Chemo Doc to discuss it. I hope our blessings hold out and it comes back clean. We've been fortunate that her scans have been coming back clean so far, although her white count has never really recovered from the radiation.
Thank you to those of you who continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Life has been crazy for us these past few months. Lots of family drama and other trials. We've had lots of close family in and out of the hospital for one reason or another and Three Divorces. Top all that off with the fact that I've gone back to work and school.
College is going great for me. I'm about three weeks ahead of schedule in my courses. I just passed LUT 1 today! Work has been fun too. I'd forgotten how much more fun it was to be a staff member than director.
Katrina is doing pretty good too. I know that her rehab doctor's are pleased with her progress. It's not all peaches and cream but she has come a long way. Especially given that all she could do right after surgery was drool on herself and cry weakly. It wasn't pretty and thankfully it seems like a distant nightmare now. She has her total cerebral spinal MRI this week and then a follow up with the Chemo Doc to discuss it. I hope our blessings hold out and it comes back clean. We've been fortunate that her scans have been coming back clean so far, although her white count has never really recovered from the radiation.
Thank you to those of you who continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Chemo Follow Up 12-28-2010
We had a follow up with the Chemo-therapist today. He showed us Katrina's MRI from last week side by side with the one from September. They looked almost identical. He said that given that he blood counts when pretty low during radiation she would probably do even worse with Chemo so, given that their hasn't been any change in the MRI, he doesn't see any benefit to risking that when it may not be needed. So for now we'll just watch some more.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
MRI 12-21-2010
We had an MRI today and a follow up with the neurosurgeon. He said as far as he can tell it still looks clean and she seems to be progressing well.
On a separate note the drive down was kind of yucky this morning and I was glad when we got the the MRI place.
On a separate note the drive down was kind of yucky this morning and I was glad when we got the the MRI place.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Best News in Three Months
As Katrina mentioned in her post Her MRI scan came back clean. Not just good, but Completely Clean! The Doctor said the little bit of tumor that was left has melted away. We are thrilled! After three months of bad news and trials we got the best possible news we could hope for at this stage.
So, what remains to be done? She needs to work on getting her energy back up. Her balance continues to improve as well as her speech and cognitive ability. We meet with the Chemo Doctor on Wednesday of next week to see if they still want to do Chemo just as a precaution. For the next couple of years we will have quarterly scans and follow up appointments. Then those will slowly decrease in frequency until she survives the 10 year mark.
She is doing more things around the house and I'm starting to have to keep a pretty close eye on her to make sure she isn't doing too much. We've also been getting out and doing some Geocaching which we haven't done very much since she started school to get her masters. It has been a good way to get her out of the house and walking around a bit. We also started H with her own geocaching account so that she can start keeping track of her own finds. She has tagged along with us since she was born, and she mostly just likes going to new parks, but I figure she's old enough now to understand what we are doing so she might as well have her own.
So, what remains to be done? She needs to work on getting her energy back up. Her balance continues to improve as well as her speech and cognitive ability. We meet with the Chemo Doctor on Wednesday of next week to see if they still want to do Chemo just as a precaution. For the next couple of years we will have quarterly scans and follow up appointments. Then those will slowly decrease in frequency until she survives the 10 year mark.
She is doing more things around the house and I'm starting to have to keep a pretty close eye on her to make sure she isn't doing too much. We've also been getting out and doing some Geocaching which we haven't done very much since she started school to get her masters. It has been a good way to get her out of the house and walking around a bit. We also started H with her own geocaching account so that she can start keeping track of her own finds. She has tagged along with us since she was born, and she mostly just likes going to new parks, but I figure she's old enough now to understand what we are doing so she might as well have her own.
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