The results of my brain MRI are in! And the findings indicate that my cancer is stable, but it did find a "small focal enhancing lesion on the left thalamus" but it states that this lesion was likely present on my last brain MRI that was done on 5/5/11 and 2/14/11. Overall, there is still "stable scattered white matter foci". It's not fantastic news, but atleast the findings indicate that my cancer is stable and nothing serious.
Stanford Doctor Visit Today
As usual, it was great to see my doctor, Dr Neal and tell me him some of the all around hip, shoulder, back, thigh, arm, neck, knee bone pain that I've been feeling as well as some light headaches. To that, he suggests I do a neck to knee CT scan in 2.5 weeks instead of a PET scan to check on things. This is better than a PET scan since we also want to see how my tumor is doing in my chest, lungs and such. 
Stanford Doctor Visit Today
Today, I woke up early at 6AM to get ready for my 8AM appointment at Stanford. Courtesy of a volunteer from the American Cancer Society, Walt, a local San Jose volunteer came to pick me up and drive me over to Stanford. It was my first time utilizing the Driver Cancer support program, although I was still a little hesitant about it since I'm not so comfortable about a stranger picking me up and driving me to my appointment. You know what I mean. But, nevertheless, it was nice of the American Cancer Society to have this program.
As usual, it was great to see my doctor, Dr Neal and tell me him some of the all around hip, shoulder, back, thigh, arm, neck, knee bone pain that I've been feeling as well as some light headaches. To that, he suggests I do a neck to knee CT scan in 2.5 weeks instead of a PET scan to check on things. This is better than a PET scan since we also want to see how my tumor is doing in my chest, lungs and such. I'm so glad to see him as he's always so encouraging and optimistic. He also wants me to be on Tarceva since CT scans shows the tumors are stable while I'm on it.
Overall, other than the aches here and there, I'm doing alright and still keeping really busy with the kids. Here are some pictures of me from today and some from the last few days. The first picture is from Emma, loving eating yogurt. While we waited for Ethan to be done with Sylvan learning, we strolled down a few stores down to enjoy some good old healthy yogurt. The middle picture is of Ellen, sitting so good at her dental teeth cleaning and checkup. The last picture is of Ethan waiting in line for kinder class to start.
Again, many hugs and love to you all for your emails, support and prayers. Let's continue to wish for continue stableness and good news.
Good news! Thanks for posting, Fawn! Best wishes, Franziska
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