An Update You Will Get!

I promised an update and an update you will get!

Over the last month, I have been impressed by how rapidly Sandy has recovered from the spine surgery. She still has pain and discomfort in her back and neck, but has regained much mobility and is generally “functional.” Still a little delicate, but functional. She started driving again last week and even made it out to get her hair done and to a couple of social events this weekend. I think she has more discomfort than she admits, but the progress is terrific.

We met with doctors on Friday, in part to discuss a course of radiation treatment for her spine. We agreed on a regimen that includes radiation applied to the areas where cancer was in her spine with some margin outside of that area to be aggressive. She will start this week, perhaps Wednesday, and will undergo radiation treatments once a day for ten days. It sounds dramatic, but radiation like this is not a big deal, particularly when compared to the other things she has been through. This won’t make her sick or cause pain, like chemotherapy does. The good news is that radiation is generally pretty effective, so we are optimistic about both the efficacy and the value in doing this.

One of the other questions people wonder about—and we constantly ask ourselves—what’s happening elsewhere? Aside from this immediate area in the spine, she has not had a scan in a few months. It would seem like a good idea to get another look at her abdomen, lungs, and the rest of her body to make sure we understand what’s going on the best that we can.

Thanks for checking in and for your patience between postings!