metastasis

Metastasis - when cancer starts spreading.

Today is my appointment with Prof Knuckey. My belief is to discuss the growth in my lymph node.

While waiting another doctor ask the prof if he can take the file, which happens to be mine. So I see this doctor. There wasn't much to say. Basically there was growth in my lymph node but the latest scans did not show any growth in my body. This is significant as the cancer has broken its confinement and is now mobile. It sucks to be me. They want to take a biopsy and to determine the after care required after the operation. I mention ultrasound. He added ultrasound guided ie I'm gonna get a needle.

I also ask whether the bone under the eye brows will go and yes was the answer. The eye doctor said he would not cut the eye orb but this doctor added that there will be some level of ad hoc ness involved during the operation that may change what they will do. The radio therapy group will also determine the after care but cannot determine what until after the operation.

The growth in my neck will be handled possibly by non surgical means but depends on the results of the biopsy.

I mention that I will lose feeling on the right side of my face, this was new, will there be other side effects. Seizures, mental problem. He says, maybe. Seizures possbly but usually in the first few weeks after surgery. Mental problems possibly behaviour and short term memory.