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Blogging in B Minor is a blog maintained by singer/songwriter Mark Miller and contains thoughts, information and discussion regarding songwriting and the business of music-making. From the craft of songwriting to the business end of the music industry to
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fMRI - Prelim Results
Well, the preliminary results came in last night as I met with my Neuro-oncologist. Not so good. My last MRI showed a slight bit of contrast as you may recall but no growth which was good news. ...
fMRI - Moved Up to Tomorrow - 9/29/08
My next scan was originally scheduled for October 6th but I have experienced a few focal seizures over the past several weeks that have made us decide to move this up and take a look now. The last s...
7/28 MRI Results
My MRI was on Tuesday and I had an appointment yesterday with my Neuro-oncologist. Overall the news was good. The size of the tumor has not changed which is great news, again. There has been an ...
A Survivor From Day 1
I was out on a few internet boards this morning and found an interesting post that posed the question “what constitutes a brain tumor survivor?” The discussion centered around whether or ...
Sometimes We Stumble…
I think I typically keep things pretty well in perspective considering what I have happening in my life. I’m speaking of just my health, prognosis and these aspects of my life. I had some pr...
Supplements
I’ve talked quite a bit about supplements in the past so I thought I would post a nice picture of the supplements I take on a daily basis. These have changed since I have completed radiatio...
Neuro-Oncology and Neuro-Radiology Appts
I had two appointments this week - one on Tuesday which was a final follow up with my neuro-radiologist and another yesterday with my neuro-oncologist. On Tuesday, we covered any issues I may be hav...
MRI Today - 6 Months of Chemo Completed
As of last night, I took the last of my Temodar to reach the 6-month mark which is the official “standard of care” if you will. I guess it’s a meaningful milestone in that most of ...
NBTF Brain Tumor Community Survey
The National Brain Tumor Foundation and the Brain Tumor Society are launching a survey into the needs of the brain tumor community. From what I have read it’s one of the largest surveys attemp...
The Complex World of Brain Tumor Treatment
One of the most difficult aspects I have faced as a brain tumor survivor is making decisions around how to treat my tumor. In the beginning, there are a million different alternatives thrown in your ...
Quick Post
Last night was most interesting. I was very tired and went to bed at 9pm. I took my dose of Zofran (anti-nausea medication) around that time as per usual and then…..I drifted off to sleep! I ...
5-Day Chemo Regimen
Well, I have decided that when I am finished with cycle #5, I am going to try the 5-day chemo regimen. With this schedule, I will take Temodar for 5 days and then be off of the drug for effectively 2...
Next Steps & Enjoying Life
In discussing my scans with my oncologist, there were no revelations of course. However, I did get into a lengthy discussion about the 6-month decision point. I also talked with her about my fatig...
December 07 MRI / Deja Vu’
It’s time for my 60 day check so I will have an MRI tomorrow morning at 8:00am. As per usual, I’ll hand-carry the films for an 11am meeting with my neurosurgeon and oncologist so we can d...
Post Radiation MRI
As many of you know, I had an MRI yesterday that gauges the state of my brain tumor after 6 weeks of radiation and chemotherapy. I was quite nervous about it for obvious reasons. Well, the good news...
Brain Tumor Resource Library
For quite some time now I have wanted to organize my research and documentation in such a way that I could share it online. I have come up with a tool that allows me to do that but I am still working ...
Update - Treatment 17 of 33
I have completed radiation treatment 17 of 33 so I am officially more than halfway through this initial course of therapy. Of course the chemo is daily as I have mentioned. Same side effects as I ha...
Brain Tumor Treatment Update
I just wanted to take a moment and provide a quick update on my treatment. I am concluding my second week of radiation and chemotherapy today. Thus far, I’m happy with the progress in terms of...
Radiation and Chemo Started
Just a quick post and update. I started radiation yesterday and then followed that by chemotherapy last night using the drug temodar. The radiation was fairly uneventful. The cumulative effects of ...
Brain Tumor Books
I wanted to take a minute and post some information related to some books I’ve picked up over the past months that have really been invaluble to me in researching my condition. I did a lot of r...
Update on Keegan and My Treatment
Keegan is doing really good. He had a bit of an issue with jaundice for several days that we were monitoring closely but that seems to be ok at this point. We took him to the doctor just to have him...
