First, Kyle beat the record for getting out of rehab-- instead of 3 to 4 weeks-- he was out in 4 days. They gave him a list of things that he needed to accomplish to be released and he set his mind to it and got it done. He didn't have an MRI before he was released, like we mentioned in the previous entry. They decided to wait and give a navigational MRI the day before surgery. Sorry, I am gettting ahead of myself. Back to this last week. Kyle want to occupational and physical therapy on Tuesday. Wednesday the panel of doctors at Huntsman met and discussed what they think will be the best treatment for Kyle. Dr. Randy Jensen, neurosurgeon, called and talked to Kyle about the plan. Jocelyn drove Kyle to St. George on Friday to watch Ty and Shayne's baseball games. They will be returning tonight. Luckily, Jocelyn's husband, Tony was able to fly in from Virginia last night. They will be leaving Wednesday morning to drive her car back to Virginia. Having Jocelyn here has been so wonderful. I personally couldn't have made it through this without her and Alyssa's positive attitudes, laughter, and faith. They have bouyed me up when I thought I couldn't do it anymore. They are great!
Tomorrow, I will be taking Kyle to visit his ward at least for Sacrament Meeting but maybe more if he feels like he has the energy. He wants to be with them so bad. We love them so much.
Here is the schedule for this next week:
Monday-Kyle and I are flying to Houston, Texas.
Tuesday-Going to MD Anderson Cancer Clinic. Meeting at 8:30 a.m. with oncologist and 10:30 with neurosurgeon. Flying home that night hopefully with comfirmation that what we plan on doing is the best or new ideas that might work better.
Wednesday-10:00 a.m. meeting at Uof U with Dr. Jenson, 2:00p.m. admitting, and 4:00 p.m. navigational MRI.
Thursday-Surgery to remove the tumor. Stay in the ICU that night.
Friday and Saturday-move to the Surgical Floor if there are no complications.
Sunday-Hopefully, Kyle will get to come home.
Kyle will start radiation therapy on Monday. He will have radiation treatments Monday-Friday for 6 weeks. Also on Monday, he will start chemotherapy on the drug Temodar. He will be on Temodar for one year. About every two months he will have an MRI to keep an eye on the tumor site.
Lynette and Kyle,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update. We have checked it every day to find out how things are going. All of you continue to be in our thoughts and prayers! We hope all goes well this week! Love, The Hardcastles
Wow. It sounds like quite a week ahead. So glad to hear of the great progress to this point. We check daily for the updates and have all of you in our prayers. Wish we were closer. We hope for the best this coming week.
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It was so good to see you and Kyle at church on Sunday! I didn't get to talk to you as there was a crowd around you guys (you sure are loved!) and I had to do sharing time in Primary. Know how much you are loved! You will be in our thoughts and prayers this week as you continue treatment.
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The Poches