Take Two

Kev goes back in for scans again tomorrow – CT and MRI are needed for baseline before he can start the new treatment - Ipilimumab. (This is where we were 5 weeks ago when the brain tumor showed up and everything was diverted to take care of that.) Then an appt with the oncologist on Friday to get the OK and we’re back on track.

He has been complaining about his back a lot recently and he is moving pretty slow. It makes me nervous that there may be a reoccurrence in his bones – hip/spine area. Although getting scans again so soon is a pain – literally – fasting for 6 hours prior, endless hours in the waiting room, the barium cocktail, & enema and iodine injection followed by another hour on the table laying perfectly still – it will be a relief to know the back pain is just part of normal everyday aches.

I needed to pull a summary of Kev’s medical visits last year (2007) for the insurance company and it was staggering to see he had more than 150 doctor appointments last year – it did seem like he was up at MD Anderson almost every other day…hmmm…just about true.