Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Dad's Life Expectancy My dad's wife sent me this e-mail: The doctor also recommends a radiology surgery that completely isolates the tumor site without affecting other surrounding brain tissue. This will be after one week of low-grade radiation. it is the latest in radiology treatment and he should not experience any other deficits in function other than the deficits he is already experiencing. It will be a one-time high grade treatment rather than subjecting him to high grade radiation for many times.
We saw the radiation oncologist yesterday and he answered many of the questions we had regarding treatment. After hearing what he said, we both agree that we have to proceed with the most aggressive treatment. The doctor said without doing anything else, the average survival length is 13 weeks. With the most aggressive treatment--radiation and chemo it is a year and possibly more depending on current health. With the treatment he does have some patients that are cured beyond 5 years and from the literature I have read, the 2 year mark means no recurrence thereafter; however, a big chunk fall off after the 1st year most don't make it to the 2 year mark, but this is the mark we are going for!
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This blog is like a journal for me. It is also a way for my friends to keep tabs on me.
For people who don't know me, I come from a big family (3 brothers & 1 sister). We moved around a LOT, so I am not really from one particular place. I like to call Katy, Texas my home though.
Recent news, my Dad & Mother-in-Law were diagnosed with Terminal Cancer in April/May of 2005. My dad passed away 5-Dec-05 .
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