Hey All,
So it was mostly-good-news results today; yay, God :)
The best news of course was that there's no tumor activity whatsoever; he's perfectly "clean!" Huge praise there!!
However, when we got talking to him more about other symptoms (and by "him" I mean the PA we saw because the surgeon wasn't in, but it was ok), he decided to have Mark do another MRI of his spine (neck, thoracic, and lumbar) to see if there was anything there causing his continued leg problems (actually foot/ankle/leg and arm/hand).
Another interesting thing was that we found out he may be having what are called "subclinical seizures." I don't know if you remember us mentioning how he "shuts down" at times, and these times are definitely triggered by things like bright lights, loud noises, etc.. He even gets what's called an "aura" that tells him it's about to happen. That's the nutshell, but anyway he's going to see his neurologist again to get checked for that, as well as a double-check again for MS (long-shot, but worth a double-check).
On top of all that, his fatigue may be caused by high blood pressure. So, he's off to our regular doctor to get meds for that (hopefully soon).
So that's probably more than you wanted to know, but thought I'd tell you anyway :) Thanks again for all the prayer and love and support. It has meant so much!
love,
kim
