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On Tuesday, 17 January 2006 I had my latest MRI. On Friday my neurosurgeon pointed at the films at a dark area in my brain that was surrounded by white matter. He said something like, 'that looks very angry.'
Not what I wanted to hear.
Apparently, the white matter is more tumor.
So, they want to pop the top again and scrape this bit of tumor out before I start a course of chemotherapy and radiation.
I am looking at more surgery to my brain sometime at the start of next week. Approximately on the 30th or so.
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As opposed to last time when I had no idea it was coming and basically woke up to discover I had just had brain surgery, this is quite different.
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Once again the Bush Administration is worse than I had imagined, even though I thought I had already taken account of the fact that the Bush administration is invariably worse than I can imagine. ~Brad DeLong
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Oh holy crap! Sorry to here this mate, best wishes from all of us!
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The pathology on the first tumor indicated that it wasn't a Grade II as I had indicated.
In that the tumor apparently had elements of both, the doctors think it was a Grade III or Anaplastic Astrocytoma changing into a Grade IV or Glioblastoma Multiforme.
A Glioblastoma Multiforme is the worst of the four grades.
� Grows faster and more aggressively than grade II astrocytomas � Tumor cells are not uniform in appearance � Invades neighboring tissue � Common among men and women in their 30s-50s � More common in men than women � Accounts for four percent of all brain tumors
As a result, they intend treatment to be along the lines of what would be done it the tumor had been wholly a Grade IV.
-------------------- Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. ~ohn Adams
Once again the Bush Administration is worse than I had imagined, even though I thought I had already taken account of the fact that the Bush administration is invariably worse than I can imagine. ~Brad DeLong
You're just babbling incoherently. ~C. Montgomery Burns
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Well, I wrote it to evoke a humorous image. Without some humor about this whole thing, I'd go over the edge.
Anyway, the surgery is scheduled for Wednesday, 1 February 2006.
And thanks to you all for the kind thoughts.
-------------------- Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. ~ohn Adams
Once again the Bush Administration is worse than I had imagined, even though I thought I had already taken account of the fact that the Bush administration is invariably worse than I can imagine. ~Brad DeLong
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Man, there's literally nothing we can do on this one, but hope (and pray) for your safe and quick recovery. yeah, I said "pray". No lightening yet, but I've got the surge protector on anyway.
Humor is a biiig thing in these "hospital scenes"- good to see you still have yours through all this.
Hmmmm...you have untill the 31st to eat whatever you'd like and likely get as much sex as you can handle: being sick is a drag, but you should milk it for all it's worth.
Hmmmmm....how long will you be in the hospital this time? Not too long I hope- we'll be on pins and needles hoping you're allright. Mabye leave some contact info with someone here?
(pictures all of us showing up at the hospital dressed as the Grim Reaper as a gag)
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I think it's great that they are so thorough with your treatment. Here's hoping you get well soon - or better than you are. You are young guy so that will help! All the best though, Jay.
"Pop the top" I'm picturing Data when he pops the top of his scalp so Geordi can access his neural net
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I was also wondering if they could install some new skill sets in a Matrix like manner.
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Once again the Bush Administration is worse than I had imagined, even though I thought I had already taken account of the fact that the Bush administration is invariably worse than I can imagine. ~Brad DeLong
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