Two years ago today I was sitting in the Stanford Hospital waiting room worried that my husband might not make it through brain surgery. Since July 13, 2007 Travis has had too many medical appointments to count. He has been on too much medication, especially pain medication. He has been on Oxycontin, Duragesic pain patches, […]
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Two years ago today…An Update
July 13th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Tags: Brain Tumor · CyberKnife · Cyberknife radiation · daughter · detox · doctor · Dr. Adler · Dr. Moon San Diego · emergency room · everyday life · family · follow up · Gabapentin · hospital · Marine · Methadone · Methadone Detox · military retirement · mood · Neurontin · Neurontin Information · Pain Management · positive · radiation · recovery · San Diego · Schwannoma military · Stanford · thankful · thoughts · Trigeminal schwannoma · tumor · update · Vicodin · Withdrawal
The first CyberKnife Radiation treatment
November 8th, 2007 · No Comments
We got a call from Travis’s neurosurgeon. He explained to us that the reason two treatments are needed is because the residual tumor is very close to Travis’s optic nerve. To be safe the radiation should be broken up into two treatments. Travis explained to his neurosurgeon that we could not really come back for […]
Tags: Ativan · Brain Tumor · Cyberknife radiation · follow up · hospital · radiation · Radiosurgery · Stanford · tumor · update
CT Scan, Good News, Long Day
November 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Today started early. Travis had a CT Scan at 7:15am. He took an Ativan before the appointment so that he could be relaxed. We arrived at the Radiation Therapy unit and checked in. They took us back into an area where they introduced their selves, took a picture of Travis for identification purposes, and started […]
Tags: Brain Tumor · CT Scan · Cyberknife radiation · follow up · hospital · MRI · positive · Radiosurgery · Stanford · surgery · tumor · update
Facts I learned on Oprah today
September 27th, 2007 · No Comments
On average a brain tumor cost $200,000 or more. 50% of bankruptcy is because of medical care Healthcare (costs) are the #1 cause of homelessness Healthcare costs are the#1 cause of bankruptcy
Tags: bankrupt · Brain Tumor · finances · health insurance · hospital · medical bills · surgery · tumor · usefull info
FUNDRAISER for Brooke Williams in San Diego, CA
August 31st, 2007 · No Comments
FUNDRAISER FOR BROOKE WILLIAMS The Charger’s # 1 Fan (see photo’s) LUNCH AND RAFFLE AT THE SKYBOX SPORTS GRILL Fox News will be covering this event CIRCLE THE DATE IN RED ON YOUR CALENDAR Saturday, September 8, 2007 11:00am to 1:30pm THE EVENT Location: Lunch at the SkyBox Sports Grill 4809 Clairemont Drive (Next […]
Tags: brain cancer · Brooke Williams · child · fundraiser · girl · help · hospital · needs · San Diego · support
Surgey and return visit to the hospital
July 26th, 2007 · No Comments
So much has happened since I last wrote. I will do my best to recall the important stuff. Friday, July13, 2007 was surgery day. I had a lot of confidence in Dr. Adler but I was still so scared. Even though I should have thought of positive things all I could think about was losing […]
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