I have good news and bad news from Saturday’s surgery. I was operated on for seven and a half hours. The good news: Almost all of the tumor was able to be removed. My S1 vertebrae was in good shape so it did not have to be removed. This is Read more…
My surgery is scheduled to begin at 7:30am today. They will do their best to remove as much of the tumor and dead bone as they can. Almost all of my S1 vertebrae will be removed as well as the discs on either side of it. They will install a Read more…
I am safely checked back in to the hospital and undergoing more tests and imaging prior to surgery tomorrow. I’ll be in surgery somewhere between 5 and 8 hours to remove the tumor and stabilize my back. I’ll be in the ICU for about 2 days recovering before I return Read more…
I’m sorry to have to report some bad news after having a much better outlook just yesterday… The MRI this morning revealed that instead of the mass in my spine shrinking in response to the antibiotics, it is actually growing (and quickly). It has grown into the cavities around the Read more…
After a morning at OHSU talking to the best spine infection doctor in the state, I have mixed news to report about my current status. There is some possible bad news but there is plenty more to be hopeful about so don’t let this first part get you down (I’m Read more…