Day 2 went well for Rianne today. She was driven up to Coos Bay by Pam Hunter and they enjoyed the time together. At 1:30 she had her radiation appointment, then she had a meeting with the Radiation Oncologist to discuss her treatment. She will meet with him on each Tuesday during her four week treatment period.
After the radiation appointments she went to meet with her Oncologist. He discussed a few things with her during the visit. He expressed his relief that her daily headaches were going away and also told her to continue taking Tylenol if her low grade fever continues.
He had one last thing to say - that her tumor has shrunk and that radiation should help considerably. He stated that the number of her radiation treatments will be 20 instead of the 30 that he initially thought would be necessary.
Good news to hear! When her Radiation Treatment is completed, he will run some final tests to be certain that the cancer is under control. Hopefully by the middle of October her treatment will be finalized!
I am always awed by Rianne's strength!!! I love you guys so much!!! So glad to hear that the first treatments went so well!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad it's going better than expected! I always find that the anticipation/worry is almost always worse than the real deal. =-) I'm sure it won't be easy, but I'm so excited to hear the oncologist's report! Congratulations on such wonderful news! Good luck with everything! Love you!
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