Happy New Year!

The end of December and early January have been very busy for Hap & Mary. Hap has had a few setbacks. On December 30th, he ended up in Sloan Urgent Care Emergency Center with severe pain around the pelvic mass and numbness in his right leg and foot. His CT scan was moved up to this day to attempt to find the cause of his pain. Then a week ago, the same pain returned without the numbness in the leg, and lasted for three long days.

On January 18th, Hap had 3 appointments starting his day at 7:00 A.M. with an MRI of the pelvic area, followed by an appointment with his main Oncologist, his monthly Octreotide injection and finally an appointment with his Interventional Radiologist. At this time, it is uncertain why he has become more symptomatic with the pelvic mass. One of the theories is that it is possibly related to surrounding nerves around the tumor and lymph nodes.

There are no studies to compare this mass to because the mass is a “first seen at Sloan” in this location.

Possible options for future procedures were discussed and are being actively pursued. They include, an alcohol injection to the tumor, cryoablation, a resection of the pelvic tumor and 3 compromised lymph nodes, targeted radiation or treatment in Europe.

The absolute BEST news is the latest round of scans are unchanged with the liver remaining stable with no new growths.

In February, Hap will see a neurologist and a radiation specialist prior to returning to his main Oncologist at Sloan.