Brace was so weak today and felt just awful. I think we are to the point where he can't take visitors unless he gets stronger. Pray for strength tomorrow. 8 hours at chemo on Thursday then off to radiation at 4:10pm. 3 hours of chemo on Friday, then radiation and Saturday only chemo for 3 hours. Our daughter, Savannah, flies in on Friday morning. Thank you to Anne Procuniar for a nice visit during radiation. Thank you to Michael Silverberg and Bob Demmon for driving.
October 25 at 5:40 PM MRI/CT: The tumor is large measuring 5.2 cm by 3.1 cm, but it seems to only be on one side. According to these tests it is NOT touching the brain and is NOT in the lymph nodes. It says the eyes are in the right position. The tests say he probably can't smell. :) We meet with the oncology nurse practitioner for Dr. Luu and she explained the reports for the MRI and the CT. We think Dr. Luu will review on Monday. On Wednesday we see the eye doctor to see what is happening the re. Final Biopsy came back: Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses (SNEC) is the new diagnosis. From Google - this is an uncommon tumor. (Before they thought it was SNUC) This tumor usually occurs in the lungs, the extra-pulmonary form accounts for only about 4% of all cases. Primary SNEC of the paranasal sinuses is extremely rare; only about 76 cases have been reported in literature. Unfortunately due to the rarity of this neoplasm, there a...
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