Well, the news wasn't great....the tumors have gotten bigger. I asked if it is reasonable to believe that the growth could be the result of the lapse in time between March 9th (the MRI) and June 1 (the first radiation treatment). He said yes but he didn't want to commit to anything further or continue to theorize about the activity. I respect that. I wouldn't want him to guess and try to figure it out from there. Dr. Newman believes that Dr. Eckardt at UCLA is my best hope for figuring this out. I respect that opinion as well. I also expected all that happened today. There were no surprises. I am disappointed but I also expected to walk away with those feelings.
So my next step is getting through the Teflon at Dr. Eckardt's office. Mary at Dr. Newman's office took care of the sordid details and rude receptionists and successfully made an appointment for me on Oct. 7th at UCLA. That day ought to be a doozy :-) My appointment is at 1:45pm in Santa Monica. With all of the kids pick ups and practices in between. I was grateful to get in so soon so I didn't want to complain about the time regardless of how difficult it will be. Oh well! Difficult is my middle name...or so it seems!
I really could have used some good news today, but I didn't get it. I am getting kind of used to the idea that some things just aren't going to go my way but I always build myself up to believe I will catch a break. Not this time.
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