LP: "Non Issue"

Or that's how Mom described it anyway.

Her LP was finally done Monday at 2pm under fluoroscopy, which allows them to visualize the space in her spine and ensure they were in the right spot. It went famously, and the only problem she had was having to lay absolutely flat for the 90 minutes following to prevent rebound headaches.

Dr. Donadio was in to see us for a good while this morning. Fortunately, she is the oncologist on service this week rounding on the inpatients, so we'll be seeing a lot of her. I'd updated all of her team in Boston via email earlier in the morning, and within an hour, Dr. Choueiri and Dr. Donadio had pow-wowed on the phone about Mom. Can't ask for better attention than that. Everyone agreed that at this point, Mom is best off in the hospital, and Dana Farber would be doing the exact same things St. Francis is doing, so no point in rushing up to Boston for an appointment with the neuro-oncologist there. That's especially nice for Mom because Dana Farber is a production, being such a big city cancer center, and this way she's close to home and her network of support.

Today was a great day overall. Mom's pain was very well controlled, no evidence of nausea, appetite is improving, and we even ventured in to the hallway for a walk. She had a small handful of visitors, but did not overdue it. The dizziness, strained vision, and hearing persist, but hopefully will resolve with steroids.

Tuesday we'll get the LP results back some time during the afternoon, and I'll update as soon as I'm able. And if any of this doesn't make sense, it's because I'm posting at 4:33am, so there.