My last MRI & visit with my surgeon

I actually saw my surgeon (Dr. Gardner) for my normal check-up appointment in June. I hadn't had an MRI because he told me last December that if I was still doing well when he saw me that we would start going a year between MRI's as long as I was comfortable with it and wasn't having any problems. So when I saw him in June he asked me to remind him what type of tumor I had. So I did, and he explained that since it was an anaplastic tumor and a higher grade he wanted me to get an MRI done. He doesn't want to risk getting "behind it" and would rather see that everything really is great. So I had the MRI and 2 weeks later saw him again. Yep, everything still looks great. I'm so glad I paid him $25 to know :) Haha....

So I will see him again in January of 2009. No MRI scheduled at this point because he said the same thing again about having me go a year between MRI's as long as I'm still doing well when I see him again. I wonder if it will really happen?

Until next time.....

A very late update

I didn't realize that I haven't posted my most recent update from the MRI I had the day before Thanksgiving. I saw my surgeon on Dec. 11. My MRI shows a small cyst in the area where he removed the tumor and my brain but he wasn't concerned. It also showed that my brain is starting to fill in the hole which I think is cool! He said that everything looks great and he doesn't want to see me until June... which means that it'll be 6 months before I see him again! He also said that if I am still doing great in June then he'll put me out a year before my next MRI (so the end of November 2008 I'll have my next one). I'm happy that things are going so well and hope they will stay going well :)


PS- I'm also doing a lot better with the breakdowns I was having. I haven't had one in a while (YAY!)