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Daily Brain Cancer Journal11 May 2008 Sunday, 8:30 PM High-Level Journal Summary: A second day of sustained pain. It started at 3 AM with raw hunger. It took an hour just to eat a small amount. When I woke again at 6 AM, my Mom tracked down a material which I could sustain me better. This material, called Endure, was pretty easy to consume, especially at extremely cold temperatures. This 3rd chemo cycle may be cumulative more than anything else. That needs to be determined. Either way, it is painful and causes me to think of ways we can make the next one better. This one feels borderline dangerous... Read More
7 May 2008 Hi David... I would send a picture to you here but I can't get it to paste in the body of one of these messages. I am stumped at how others are getting their photos to post. Tell me the secret and I will send a picture of me so you will know who to watch for! :) I have not changed a... Read More Health Updates27 April 2008 1.) IV-Based Chemotherapy (Carboplatin + VP-16) • 6 cycles of this is the maximum possible. • Each cycle lasts 21 days. It began on 3/25/08. 2.) Radiation • 6 weeks of radiation and low-dose chemotherapy was done in 1Q08. • This was aggressive radiation. Suddenly, 80% of this brain tumor was trying to repopulate. 3.) Two Brain Surgeries • A second brain surgery with Dr. Patrick J. Kelly was done on 12/27/07. • The first brain surgery was done on 5/5/05. 4.) Hematology • Blood counts continue to be strong, despite IV-based chemo.  Click HERE for Hematology Analysis 5.) Epilepsy Symptoms • There is 1 Simple Partial Seizure every 2.1 days. Diagnosis7 March 2008 David C. Welch is a 41-year old man with a primary brain tumor in the left frontotemporal area. His treatment has included a biopsy and 2 total brain surgeries. Temodar chemotherapy began 10/31/05 and continued 28 cycles (2+ years) until 12/19/07. That's when a fast-growing brain tumor was discovered via MRI, and immediate surgery found an extremely rare GBM+PNET pathology. This resulted in radiation and low-dose chemotherapy 3 weeks later, with more treatment soon most likely. The patient does have a seizure disorder, as well. 1.) Pathology indicates a Grade IV GBM+PNET brain tumor with an intact 1p-19q gene. 2.) Approximately 50% of brain tumor was debulked on 5/5/05. This was effective. Brain surgery on 12/27/07 was needed because of sudden, spiking tumor growth in the left frontal lobe. 3.) DNA testing indicates one copy of the G20210A mutation in the Prothrombin/Factor II gene, thus elevating risk for Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT). 4.) Abnormal Rhythm ECG (electrocardiogram) reveals Atrial Bradycardia. Finally, a Post-Surgery Report from NYU tells about David's brain surgery that was very complicated because it dealt with a deep-seated invasive tumor in an eloquent area of the brain. [Click here for full report.] |
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