August 20 MRI Results

I'm relieved to tell you that the results of Wednesdays MRI were very good. There is no growth of the tumor at all, even after skipping Chemo for a month. The doctors seem to think that the "shock" feelings were a side effect of taking myself off of my anti-depressants abruptly. It has been fading in and out for the past three days or so and I am told it should just go away with time. I will resume Chemo again on August 27th.

Halting Chemo

My Doctors appointment yesterday did not go quite so well. I have new symptoms that have developed and others that have worsened. For the past week I have experienced feelings that I can only describe as electric shock whenever I move. These feelings are strongest when I have eye movement or when I'm walking, primarily when my feet touch the ground. On the worst days I also experience some minor dizziness. Memory has also been an increasing issue over the past several weeks. I have been frustrated about it but I shrugged it off as stress, my Doctor is not so convinced. She put me through the usual memory test yesterday and I didn't do so well. She has decided to stop the Chemo treatments immediately and I will undergo a three hour MRI on the morning of Aug 20 at 9:00 am, followed by a neuro-oncologist visit at 3:oo pm that same day to review the results. These exams are to see what is causing my "shock" feelings and to see if the tumor has advanced or grown.