Craniopharyngioma

A blog about Conner's craniopharyngioma, which is a benign, slow growing brain tumor that grows close to the pituitary.

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Finally

Tomorrow we go and meet with a well respected senior pediatric neurosurgeon and a pediatric neurologist/oncologist down in Ann Arbor.

The neurosurgeon is Dr. Karin Muraszko, who's the chair of the neurosurgery department at the U of M Medical School.

I'll be bringing my list of questions for her, inspired by what the folks on the cranio support group have taught me in the last week or so, as well as the list of experienced cranio pediatric neurosurgeons.

It's been a long, long wait. I am feeling cautiously optimistic right now, and will need to stay strong and cheerful for Conner.

The generous people from my strength sport message board, The Power and Bulk, have let me pick up a Sony PSP and a few games to help ease the waiting room time for Conner, he ought to be tickled.

The appointment tomorrow is going to be an initial consultation, with vision checks, and maybe some blood drawn for a hormonal assay, and with the neurosurgeon and the oncologist discussing Conner's CT scan as well.





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