Pre-Surgical Scans

September 29, 2004

The pre-surgical scans went fairly smoothly on Monday. Nico rode along with us for the fun of it all. The two of them had a good time playing math games, and we started Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach. We had a pretty long wait between scans and made it home by 11:00 Monday night. Erin popped up early enough for school Tuesday, but was too pooped by the end of the school day for dance.

I heard from Erin's oncologist on Tuesday with news that the tumor was still there (darn, I had hoped for a miracle), but didn't appear to have nerve or too much more bone involvement yet. I'll know more when I get briefed by the surgeon (probably tomorrow or Friday). The surgery is scheduled at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston for Monday, October 4 at 12:45 p.m. Dr Jed Nuchtern, Erin's usual surgeon, will work with an orthopedic surgeon (Dr. William Phillips) and a neurosurgeon (Dr. Robert Dauser). That's all I know at this point, but I'll fill you in as I go.

On other fronts, Erin will be getting a Science Award at her school on Friday. We are quite proud of her for so many reasons.