All stable

We saw Lisa at the hospital today and had a good chat with her about the 2nd MRI results. She pulled up the images from the July scan and the one we had last week to show us what’s been happening inside Carys. In the past 2 months, it seems like not much has been going on at all!! So far, the remaining tumour looks quite stable, which is good news. The tumour is clearly visible on the images, running along the side of the spine, but there was hardly any difference in size and shape. Mum and Chris came along with us, so we were all very relieved when we saw that there was no change. Lisa seemed quite happy with the results too. In addition to the scans, the urine tests also showed stable levels of HVA – one of the hormones secreted by the tumour. Although the level is slightly above normal, it’s not increasing, which is good. Lisa believes that the tumour has had its big growth spurt, and now will remain stable. Though of course there are no guarantees. We continue with the waiting game, but at least we can breathe a little easier knowing that it’s not growing. Carys will be on 3-monthly MRI scans for at least the next year to keep an eye on things. If all stays stable, the MRI frequency will gradually decrease.