Info from George:
The blood test that was done last week shows no signs of antibodies that would indicate any cancer in the chest area.
The lesions on the brain have not grown or may even be very slightly smaller. Dr. O characterized this as being "stable". Both these results were considered "good news" by the Dr. There is still some swelling present in her brain.
Dr. O said that the effects of the radiation treatment can last as long as 2 -3 months and hopefully the swelling will go down. For now, Decadron is still being prescribed to reduce the swelling, The negative effects of this steroid
is weakness in the upper legs and balance problems.
The small spot in Donna's chest has reduced from 2.3 x 1.6 cm to 1.6 x 1.1cm which is also good. There were no other indications of any other problems in her chest area according to the results of the CT scan.
Additional radiation for brain tumors is not normally done so there will be no additional radiation therapies. The only time this is done is if there is a single lesion very close to the surface. Donna has multiple small lesions.
Due to the negative results of the tests and the question of what the spot on Donna's lung is, Dr. Ostrovsky's decision is to not do chemotherapy at this time.
We have scheduled another appointment for July 1.
As for me, I will be flying back June 18th to visit through July 14th. I definitely will be at the July 1st doctors appointment asking lots of nosey questions :)
