Well, it is Wednesday night and today the Cardiac doctors have cleared Bob for the brain surgery. Yesterday we went to the nuclear medicine area to have a stress test. They planned to do a chemically induced stress test in three parts. The first part a technician injected something into his vein to make his heart light up then to a [...]
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The Saga Continues- Brain Tumor Surgery
Posted in Astrocytoma, Brain tumors, Glioblastoma, tagged Chemically induced stress test, saga continues, Troutman NC, Winston-Salem NC. on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Continued Stay at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem
Posted in Astrocytoma, Brain tumors, Glioblastoma, tagged Baptist hospital, inherrited malignancys.Tumors caused by cell phone., malignant tumors, Micheal's, Nancy Shoemaker, Winston-Salem NC., yo-yos on November 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bob was admitted to Baptist Hospital yesterday when Dr. Couture decided to cancel the brain surgery. The cardiologist started running test to determine if his heart is likely to be a problem when he under anesthesia during the surgery. Today he had another ct scan and a sonogram of his heart. The ct showed no [...]
No Surgery Today
Posted in Astrocytoma, Brain tumors, Glioblastoma, Uncategorized, tagged Nancy Shoemaker, Troutman NC, Winston-Salem NC. on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We were told to be at check in at surgical services at 6:00 AM Saturday 11/12/11. I carefully set the alarm on my cell phone to wake me at 4:00 AM. When I awoke and looked at the clock it was 5:15. I woke up everyone and we hurriedly dressed. Then we made a mad dash [...]
November 11, 2011 – 11/11/11/
Posted in Astrocytoma, Brain tumors, Glioblastoma, tagged Nancy Shoemaker, Winston-Salem NC. on November 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
11/11/11 . Today we arrived at Wake Forest Medical Center at 8:30 am ready to do the pre-op. Turns out I was an hour early. The Nurse took us back a little early. She did her assessment of Bob then sent us to pre-op registration. There I was sent all the way back from where I [...]
Nervous Energy
Posted in Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, tagged Brain surgery, Nancy Shoemaker, Wake Forest hospital, Winston-Salem NC. on November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
To day I am running on nervous energy. My mind is jumping from one thing to another. I am writing lists and trying to complete the tasks at hand. I have talked with so many friends and family members to update them on the details of the brain surgery that Bob is facing Saturday morning. [...]
Another Kick in the Stomach
Posted in Astrocytoma, Uncategorized, tagged cancer, life thretening, long term treatment on November 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Last week Bob was diagnosed with a brain tumor! Hearing that is like a kick in the stomach. It is located in the right temporal lobe. Because he is right-handed the Dr. believes that he will not lose function after the tumor is removed. It is 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 centimeters with a high possibility of malignancy. [...]
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