I had an appointment today with Dr. Owen my radiologist. We had a long talk about what is happening to my brain. I knew I was having troubles with remembering words currently but having long term memory was perfect. I have come off the dexamethasone and my body will start to get tired and I will loose energy and want to sleep a lot. I've noticed my lack of speech over quite a few month because of the tumor in my brain. Thankfully the tumor is shrinking a bit and perhaps it will improve my speech.
The Broca tumor has shrunk from 3mm to 2mm and I hope it continues to shrink. Whether it will improve my speech I don't know.
I had my appointment with Dr Owen today and then my Pamidronate with my wonderful nurse. I was unable to see Dr T, she was not expecting me today and was very busy.
Pamidronate: "Pamidronate injection comes as a solution (liquid) to inject into a vein slowly, over 2 to 24 hours. It is usually injected by a health care provider in a doctor's office, hospital, or clinic. It may be given once every 3 to 4 weeks, once a day for 3 days in a row, or as a single dose that may be repeated after 1 week or longer. The treatment schedule depends on your condition."
This is my actual pamidronate bottle used today. My wonderful Michelle took it out today. We put them in a medical box and when the box is full I take it to the hospital and they destroy it. This medication is for bone strengthening since I have bone metastasis to many bones on my body.
I am off to see Dr Malone in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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