Visit with Dr. Etame
Posted onToday, Mike, Betty, and I visited with my brain surgeon, Dr. Arnold Etame, and the remnants of the tumor have continued to shrink. Yay! Even closer and back to myself!! I also shared a pic from my fun MRI spot…
Today, Mike, Betty, and I visited with my brain surgeon, Dr. Arnold Etame, and the remnants of the tumor have continued to shrink. Yay! Even closer and back to myself!! I also shared a pic from my fun MRI spot…
The visit with my brain surgeon, Dr. Etame at Moffitt, was excellent today! MRI shows that flair has diminished greatly since the last visit in September. This should continue to decrease and heal in my brain! He also reviewed how he carefully…
On today last year, I started the day with my daily walk around my neighborhood pond during the sunrise view (see on the right). Next, shower and get ready for work. I would be a tad late, because we had…
Off for MRI today at Moffitt and a New York friend’s art appeared! That is Ryan McGinness. Awesome positivity!
Feeling drugged after the operation. But not bad overall! And so glad the Olympics are on TV to watch! Here are some pictures of me in my room at the hospital:
(Yes, adding this afterward…) Day of my surgery. Here’s what the surgeons and hospital call it: Awake left temporal stereotactic craniotomy with tractography for resection of temporal insular glioma. The operation ended up taking about 12 hours I’ve been told. …