A quick update.
My reoccurrence was detected in May of this year. After a few more tests and meeting with my “new” surgeon, we decided on a surgery date after our Scotland trip – early September.
I was talking to a high school buddy and he works with a renown oncologist who was willing to give me an opinion on whether surgery was necessary or if something like Brachytherapy * would be better.
He said that surgery would be the best option, but he suggested going back to the surgeon that did my last surgery, because he did a very good job.
So that particular surgeon was at the University of Michigan hospital, but left the practice about a year after my surgery. Fortunately, he’s at a hospital about an hour south east of Ann Arbor in Ohio. He’s also in my insurance plan! I just had a virtual call with him and he was surprised that the UofM Surgeon had not scheduled any new imaging – it’s been about three months.
So, I have a couple new MRI’s and a PET scan to schedule.
The good new is that these tests will confirm whether or not the @haidut Niacinamide/Biotin/Thiamine/Aspirin therapy has worked. I feel like it has (the lump I felt in my neck/trapezius has gone away). I was worried that it could have worked but they would have still cut into my neck and removed whatever they found.
So I’ll know if a few days whether I need surgery or not!
*Brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy where a sealed radiation source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment. My friend reps this product and said that his biggest sales hurdle is the fact that Brachytherapy is less profitable than traditional radiation therapy and surgery 🙁
Author
