We met with Kevin's surgeon today.
Kev has continued to grow stronger and everything appears to be in working order. So surgery has been avoided--at least for the time being! This is GREAT news! Hopefully it can be avoided altogether, although only time will tell. He is on a "month to month" appointment basis with the surgeon now. Unless something comes up in between times. And if Kevin is feeling fine, he can cancel that month's appointment.
In any case, it was wonderful to hear that it wouldn't be happening anytime soon. Especially after the surgeon's words to us in January of hoping Kevin could recover at least two weeks before the surgery became essential.
And the biopsy result was no cancer in the lesioned areas. That is more than likely a result of radiation damage.
I like his surgeon. He spent a lot of time explaining to us with words and pictures just what was going on and what the ramifications of the various possibilities might be.
Kevin likes him because he recommends that Kevin definitely not do further radiation treatment and isn't entirely sold on additional chemotherapy either.
However, as much as we like the surgeon, I hope we never ever have to see him again.
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