Greetings friends,
On Tuesday, Sept. 14, Tracey and I are flying to Melbourne to meet with Dr. Malcolm Feigen to investigate the possibility of receiving his specialized radio therapy. When Tracey asked Anna, my oncologist, if I could get the same treatment in Perth, her response was that there are four others in the world offering this type of radio therapy and that Dr. Feigen is one of the best.
Dr. Feigen has had past success in treating mesotheliomo, and in particular, sarcomitiod conditions.
1) Pray that all would go well and that I'd be welcomed into the program.
2) Pray that I'll be able to manage the pain in my shoulder which has increased over the past week.
There's an up and a down side to the tumor I have. Because it's primary growth exists in my chest wall, I'm experiencing extreme referred pain in my shoulder. The upside is that this location in my body is far removed from any major organs or my spine; therefore, it's not impossible to imagine that Dr. Feigen could reach and neutralize ALL of the existing tumor.
Our plans are still to visit Dr. Vogl after Melbourne for a "mopping up" exercise for whatever may still remain.
We meet with Dr. Feigen and will have a new PET scan on Wednesday.
God bless you for your on-going concern.
Love, Graham
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