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.....