The Good and the Bad

Kurt went to a follow-up visit with his oncologist in Columbus. He said Kurt looks good, he can see the effects of the radiation in his mouth and throat but it is healing. He didn't see any patches of thrush around his mouth, just on his tongue, so that is starting to clear up too. Dr. told him that every two months he wants to see him and should just be a regular exam. Kurt has had so much radiation from treatments that they do not want to be doing a lot of scans or x-rays. If it would come back, we should notice it in lumps, bumps, and voice changes. He did say that usually the radiation oncologist likes to do a PET scan 12 weeks after radiation. It's more about showing tissue then trying to see the cancer. He also signed Kurt's release back to work, so Dr. seems to think he is definitely recovering!

My bad news: Carter has hand, foot and mouth disease. It is a mild case, as he doesn't have huge blisters and nothing in his mouth. It is contagious, but hopefully since it is a mild case we can avoid Bella and Kurt getting it. Dr. said getting surgery knocks down the immune system, plus he was in the playrooms in the hospital, so hard to tell where he picked it up. There isn't anything they can do for him, it just has to run its course. Poor kid! He's been through a lot in the last couple of months. He really didn't need this.