Consultation with the Oncologist

Let me start off by saying I did a very good job choosing my first consultation. I went to see Dr. Amy Fox with 21st century Oncology. She happened to have studied at the school that started Proton therapy ( a form of radiation that is more precise with less side effects) which is great because that was the type of person I was looking for. But she did say that it could be treated with photon radiation but some of the radiation will hit other parts of the brain. What I learned was pretty much that my tumor is very close to my pituitary which can cause hormone problems. Something which any of my doctors neglected to tell me.

Second, the doctor wanted her dad (also an oncologist) to look at my scans and to talk to her old professors about whether or not they think proton therapy would be more beneficial than radiation. So I am waiting on a call from her about that. She seemed liked she wanted to say do proton therapy. In children that is normally the course of treatment. But because I am an adult with a childlike condition and my brain isn't developing like a child I could handle radiation. But like I said proton therapy has less side effects. Quite the debate but that's all I know for now until I get that phone call.