Surgery day! They just took him back to get started on surgery. The procedure should be about 4 hours total, with approximately 1.5 hours of setup work prior to the 2ish hour procedure. The anesthesiologist gave him a “pre-flight” cocktail with an anti-anxiety medication, so he was in great spirits as they headed to the…

Surgery week is upon us! jordan update Jordan’s been doing okay. The steroid treatment seems to have stabilized his condition, though he is still struggling with some symptoms. His symptoms at the moment include: Many of these are familiar ground for Jordan, as they were symptoms he fought to overcome post-accident in 2013. We hope…

Jordan was struck by some symptoms over the weekend, which has made for a stressful few days. Early Saturday he was clipping hedges and had to stop because he had very sudden vision and balance issues. Some at-home neuro tests pinned down a few other issues, including some loss of control over his face on…

We met with the surgeon yesterday to discuss the procedure and get scheduled. Surgery is scheduled for the afternoon of November 10. procedure details Jordan will be undergoing a stereotactic biopsy of the brain. The steps as I understand them are: recovery details After the overnight monitoring, they anticipate that Jordan will be able to…

Jordan had his MRI this past Saturday and we met with the neuro-oncologist and his regular oncologist to review the results over the last few days. The area of concern is still showing up on the scans, and it does seem to be increasing in size. It could still be radiation changes that don’t require…

We had our second reading of the MRIs today with the neuro-oncologist. He tempered the good news a little with his read, unfortunately. He let us know that the Avastin treatment is reducing the swelling so we can see everything more clearly on the MRIs, however, the most concerning lesion in the area is still…

We have a brief update! On Saturday July 16 Jordan got a mid-treatment MRI for the oncologists to evaluate the Avastin’s efficacy. This afternoon we met with his primary oncologist to review the scans. On Tuesday we’ll meet with the treating neuro-oncologist to get his opinion. In today’s appointment, they showed us the scans side-by-side…

For those who may not know the full details, here’s a brief summary of the last few months. If you’d like to revisit the original blog from 2013-14, you can find that at atlantaz.unicornfancy.com. Atlanta Z was Jordan’s trauma ward name in the hospital after his motorcycle accident and tumor discovery in August 2013. His…

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