Scott and I are @ MD Anderson. They are running extensive test on Scott. His Potassium level is really low. They have started an IV drip and are giving him Potassium pills. Dr. Nick is on vacation but his partner which is just as brilliant as Dr. Nick is on call. We are not sure what we are dealing with. Maybe radiation necrosis - maybe tumor. Dr. B has ordered a Pet Scan and a CT scan to blend the two together to see what we are dealing with. Scott is a candidate for more radiation but, it could be more dangerous than not.
Here are the blue prints: They can hit the active tumor with radiation but, could we cause more damage. We can hit the tumor more aggressively with a different cocktail taken by mouth 1 week on 1 week off. Everything is up in the air right now.
Dr. B did order Avastin which can treat the tumor and the necrosis. They are weaning Scott off Predisone and Dexamethasone which are both Steroids - which will also whack out the body. Pt has been in and Scott has a swollowing test today - which can be tumor related.
Oh I just found out Dr. Nick is not on vacation and he will be up today : ) Scott's wonderful nurse has been in here a couple times a day.
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