Short and Sweet

So, as promised, here is a short update. I saw Katie and good ole Dr. Schuetze yesterday. By the way, this week marks one year since my brain surgery and all is well so far. The titanium plates and screws in my head are not interfering with my everyday life as of yet. I am ready to take on the summer finally! So, news from the doc.. Scans revealed this: The tumors in my brain are still there and there is swelling around one of the tumors causing slight headaches which have been manageable so nothing remarkable there. The tumors on my lung have grown about 10% which isn't too bad, so that isn't really remarkable and we aren't doing anything about that. The good news? No new studies or drugs or anything for at least another 2 months which is when we will do another round of scans to see what the tumors will be doing at that time. So we are stable and just watching for now. But, yes, there is a "but" but hey, it might not be so bad. I have been struggling off and on with a crazy cough/asthma something since I had radiation done on one tumor on my lung. That tumor was considered dangerous because it is wrapped around my wind pipe. Schuetze seems to think that this tumor is swelling at times and squeezing my wind pipe causing asthma like symptoms. The fix for it? To see a pulmologist and see about getting a stint placed into my wind pipe so when the tumor swells it cannot squeeze the wind pipe.
Why is the tumor swelling? I don't know. Possibly, because when these tumors die they die from the inside causing the outside to swell. Another reason could still be effects of radiation. Another reason could be because it is just stupid cancer. Those are my reasons, so who really knows. I will be seeing the lung doc next wed. so we will have more information then. These procedures will be done most likely at Borgess.
So, there you have it. Things are looking so much better than they were a year ago.
Thank you again for your support and prayers

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"

ps, sorry i know my spelling is so bad that even spell check doesn't recognize some words. thanks for your patients! :)