http://btstory.info Click on the title at any time to return to the main page. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:53:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At the end of June we moved away from Bowmanville, Ontario (where my brain tumour story started) to a hobby farm about 125 km farther east. Simultaneously I rented an apartment in Toronto so that I could eliminate the lengthy commute. So now I live Monday-Friday in Toronto and weekends ... http://btstory.info/?p=38 Some time ago I posted about the search for a differential diagnosis after I experienced symptoms that might have been TIA/stroke, seizure or perhaps classical migraine with neurological symptoms. Recently I went to see a neurologist for a consult at the suggestion of my family doctor. My medical specialists now ... http://btstory.info/?p=37 Who would have believed it? I still can't. Today I have survived for 11 years since the first presentation of my brain tumor. This is the first day of the rest of my life. http://btstory.info/?p=33 My regular clinic appointment is not until next August, as a result of my little scare over the summer. However my November MRI scan was not canceled. I had the MRI last Thursday at 5:45 pm. I haven't bothered to pick up the CD-ROM yet. There's no appointment to go ... http://btstory.info/?p=32 Lately I've been having episodes similar to what I described in this post. I never really got a satisfactory explanation of what happened back in November '03. This time the same thing has happened 4-5 times in the last six weeks (although not at all in the last two weeks.) ... http://btstory.info/?p=31 Yikes, those 10 years really went by fast. To recap, first presentation Feb 14th, 1997. Diagnosed gbm and given 9-18 month prognosis. Biopsy only, followed by radiation and chemo (CCNU.) Watch and wait for the last several years, but no recurrence as yet. I suspect I might really have had ... http://btstory.info/?p=30 One of the things that struck me this time is how places change when you don't visit them for an extended period. Although the Pencer Brain Tumor clinic is pretty much unchanged there have been quite a few cosmetic changes to Princess Margaret Hospital (the institution within which it's housed.) ... http://btstory.info/?p=29 It's just under a month until my next clinic appointment, and I have nothing new to report on the brain tumor front...which is good! My wife recently had a suspicious mole removed and the biopsy came back "Melanoma, Stage 1". I hope the removal is the end of it, although she's ... http://btstory.info/?p=28 Valentine's Day has rolled around again. The day has bittersweet memories for me, as long time readers will know, as it was nine years ago today that my brain tumor first presented. Thus began nine years to date of "interesting times". Or to put it another way another milestone (millstone?) ... http://btstory.info/?p=26 Today is my fiftieth birthday. I'm not entirely happy with my life after fifty years, but considering the alternative I guess things are not too bad! I plan to have a quiet evening at home tonight, if my family lets me. http://btstory.info/?p=25