Wobbly

Steve's left side is weakening again. He's been on 4 mg of Decadron for a while. Dr. M told us we could regulate the steroid as needed. The hope was that he would drop down, but we've decided he needs to increase instead. He took 5 mg yesterday. Today's unsteadiness (and fatigue) was worse than yesterday, so he took 6 mg today. We hope he can hold steady at 6 throughout the weekend and drop down again.

He worked from home today -- the sofa was his "office." Isn't technology great? When his work day was over, we walked across the street for "happy hour" -- an impromptu gathering of neighbors on the Dube driveway.

Yesterday we met with Dr. A, the radiation oncologist at UT-SW. We've grown accustomed to his unusual bedside manner and look forward to his appointments. Of the three doctors we've seen who've read the recent MRI images, he's the least cheerful about the results. But that's expected. There's a tension between radiation oncology and oncology. Radiation folks want to wait three months post-treatment for a scan. Oncology wants a scan sooner. So did we! Dr. A will be more confident in a prognosis based on the next MRI, scheduled for late May.