Short Executive Status (Summary) -- Blog is below

Active Tumors:
» 5+ liver tumors -- largest is 7 cm by 5.2 cm (70 x 52 mm), Gold tracers inserted Nov 21 for CyberKnife x-ray 3D movement tracking. Thu Dec 1st,2011, CyberKnife planning. Dec 16th, treatment 1/3 done to whole liver. Dec 19th, treatment 2/3 done to whole liver. Dec 21st, treatment 3 failed, couldn't get tracer alignment. Dec 22nd, treatment 2.5/3 done using 2 of 4 tracers. Final 0.5 treatment was to be done Tue Dec 27th. Cancelled due to complications and hospitalization.

» 12 lung tumors -- largest is 8 mm in size (0.8 cm)

» 1 lymph node tumor -- near left renal vein & artery of left kidney (1.4 cm). Nov 14th: Ultrasound done of both kidneys and bladder area, all 3 areas are cancer free.

» 3rd-8th brain tumors -- 6 new brain tumors. Sizes all less than 5mm(0.5cm). Some as small as 2mm(0.2cm). Full brain radiation or CyberKnife TBD in Jan after 2nd MRI to see speed of growth.

Inactive Tumors:
» 2nd brain tumor -- Killed via CyberKnife Sep 29/2011, 5 mm in size (0.5 cm).
» 1st brain tumor -- Killed via CyberKnife May/2011, was 20 mm in size (2 cm). Nov 21st, still showing brain tissue swelling, but not active.
» Original Esophogeal Cancer tumor (source of everything) -- Surgically removed June/2010 by 3-field Esophogectomy. Was roughly large egg sized.

[ Note: 2.54 cm = 25.4mm = 1 inch ]

5 pictures included in album


2011_11_16, Shane in BIG CHAIR



Link to 34 surgery June 2010 pictures and some post surgery shots.

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Shane - 2011_11_27, Photo Shoot lighting prep

Friday, December 23, 2011

2011-12-23: CyberKnife 2.5 of 3 done.

They've been having problems aligning the tracers to track my breathing.

So, they're going to track one liver tumor at a time and zap them individually in two sessions.
  • So Wed was a waste, nothing they did allowed for whole liver tracking. 
  • Then, Thu was ok, they did one tumor (that was the 1st half session of what would have been session. So I'm at session 2.5)
  • Next Tue will be the 2nd half session of session 3 making a full session 3 completed.
Problem / Side-Effects:
  • Definitely extra swelling with the radiation treatment. This means that I'm in a lot more pain due to swelling. So more pain meds and even sometimes that isn't enough as the cause, swelling, still isn't settled. Swelling could take weeks to months to go down (I'm hoping days...) as the tumor has to die and then dead tissue be reclaimed by the body.

I'm looking forwards to the  holidays!

Shane
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2 comments:

  1. Charlene d'Eon-WeisDecember 23, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Merry Christmas Shane! Thinking of you and your family. All the best! Charlene,Steve, Kiara and Kassidy xoxo

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  2. AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    So, I'm not sure if this will be applicable to you, but when I was looking into embolization, the material basically said that for large tumours it took sometimes a week or so for the tumour to necrotize and then to start being absorbed by the body, and the necrotizing process is what really hurts. I am hoping that that means that you will experience a reduction in pain sooner rather than later.

    Best of wishes for the Holiday Season to you and your Family!!!! Hope you are feeling better soon.

    Noella

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