Due to me mistakenly marking my calendar Harry only had an appointment with Dr. Monsour today and tomorrow we have 2 appointments, Dr. Black & Dr. Schuette.
So for the news... Harry had a PET Fusion Scan yesterday.. he said that the lymphnodes are no longer visible and the tumors in his left lung are severely reduced. Which essentially means - everything he has gone through has worked. We see Dr. Black tomorrow and see whether or not he will have any additional chemotherapy and whether or not we can talk about surgically removing the tumor. Does this mean he is in remission - I don't know - I did not ask that specific question but I will tomorrow. If all this is true they should be able to reduce the staging from 3b down.
Dr. Monsour was very happy and surprised by the fabulous response Harry has had to treatment - so for now the biggest problem is he still has Radiation Pneumocystis and Dr. Monsour wants him back on steroids but not until we talk to Dr. Black and get his approval.
Dr. Monsour also told Harry that he should be able to have raw oysters - You'd of thought it was Christmas and he had been given a million dollars but he MUST get Dr. Black's approval first.
So I should be able to post more news tomorrow.
But please know that without our families and friends and all your prayers and prayer groups - we would not be where we are today. We are very very lucky people.
Thank You
Mona & Harry Ravain
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3 comments:
That is great news! Now we can only hope that Harry will soon be able to dig into those raw oysters!
Robyn
Prasie the Lord. Elodie and I will buy him a truck full of oysters. Mona, there is a special place in Heaven for you.
Art
Mona, this is wonderful news. Praise God for all answered prayer. We hope that Harry will enjoy those oysters. Give him a kiss for me and a hug for Terry. We love you both and will continue to pray for our buddy. What a great way to start the new year.
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