Big day at UCSF

Posted on March 5, 2008
Filed Under All, My Brain, New Life |

Chris wit Dr. Lewis Blevins at UCSF

Wednesdays are UCSF days - our chemotherapy is on alternate Wednesdays, as is physical rehab. Every 6 weeks we go for a MRI, followed by consults with our neuro-oncologists who then decide what the next course of therapy will be (the normal answer: more chemo).

Today is especially full: I have a 9:30 with physical rehab specialist Heidi Engel (it can be grueling) at the Millberry gym, an 11:00 with neuro- endocrinologist’s Dr. Lewis Blevins (pictured), a noon MRI (45+ minutes in a [today] 3 Tesla G.E. machine) followed by an appraisal and consult with Drs. Liu and Chang in neuro-oncology. We are claustrophobic and used to have a problem with MRIs. I think today marks something like the 16th MRI we’ve had in the last 17 months…

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One Response to “Big day at UCSF”

  1. Lonn on March 5th, 2008 11:42 am

    I feel for you man - MRIs are no fun. I’ve had more than ten in the last year. The worst was 3.25 hours straight - full brain and entire spine - I could barely walk when I got off the table. I made myself a wooden ring that I can wear while in the scans - that and a good imagination helps.

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