James had his MRI Thursday afternoon. It took them 4 1/2 hours to scan everything. Friday morning when Dr. Smith came in, I knew by the look on her face it wasn't good news. She said we had good news and bad news. We will start with the good news, the tumor in James' brain is no longer there and the one in the spine is half the size it was. Bad news is James has a hematoma(a bleed) in his brain and fluid in his right lung. Also we can't do anymore chemo till he heals and his tumor has a really good chance of coming back while he is healing.
The plan is James will be having surgery either Tuesday or Thursday. They are going to put another shunt in his brain to drain the blood. They will leave it in for 6 months then take it out. He will be at high risk for seizures now though so they will put him on medication. They also have been giving medicine to try to get the fluid out of his lung. If they can't get it out they will have to put a drain in his lung.
His drain in his belly is still there. It's draining a little less everyday. They said it's just going to take a while to heal. He still asks for soda and juice. He doesn't really want to eat but that's ok. Hopefully he heals quickly so we can finish his chemo.
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