We met with Dr. Kokeny today. She is very nice and it was a very informative meeting. To make a long day into a long story, we left early and waited at the Doctors office. When we finally got to meet with Dr. Kokeny, she did a quick check up and got some clarification on my health history. She then talked about what options we have been given. We discussed the options that have been shared with us and the risks involved with all of the options. It was an interesting conversation. She was very intent on us understanding all the risks involved with the different treatments. Some of which we understood, some were new to us. The risk involved with the radiation therapy was higher than we were to believe, while the surgery option was a little less than we were originally led to believe. The conclusion we came to was; more information was needed. So we will be following up with her sometime in the next week or two.
We then went to meet with Dr. Grossman. It must have been a crazy day for doctors, we waited there too. When we finally had Dr. Grossman and Dr. Caroline together we talked a little about the meeting with Dr. Kokeny, and the options we had gone over with her. And the conclusion there, was pretty much the same, lets wait and see. Now while some of you may think this is a frustrating and dangerous thing to do, just to wait. You are mostly right, except that for the time being, my tumors have stabilized and are hardly growing at this point. So until we have some different news the plan now is to wait until the end of January for scans to get a look at the tumors and see whats going on. Now this may change if we get some enlightening news in the next two weeks. So for now the plan is to enjoy the holidays and plan for a wonderful new year. So (finally season appropriate) Merry Christmas and have a lovely day.
Love, Andy.
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