Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Thought I would give you an update on the happenings in the Wipperman household. We went to Houston last Wednesday, October 13, 2010 for a CT Scan on the 14th of October. Saw our favorite oncology team on Friday afternoon the 14th. The scan was actually better than Dr. Ravi anticipated since we had not had treatments for a period of time. The tumor is growing, but not at the rate suspected. Since Michael had been out of the hospital for only a month and had not improved very much, Dr. Ravi said he could not start the chemo again with Michael in the low state that he is. He wanted to do a PET Scan so that he could seek the advice of the radiation oncologist to see if the growth was in a location in the pelvic area where they could target with radiation since he was in no shape to start chemo again. They set us up for a PET Scan today. We were going back to Houston this morning for a scan this afternoon, but was called yesterday and told that Blue Cross Blue Shield would not approve the PET Scan and needed more information from Dr. Ravi before making a decision. So, they had put the Scan on schedule for Friday morning. Received another call from the Sarcoma dept. finance office this afternoon and said that Dr. Ravi had talked with BCBS of TX and they needed more information on Michael's cancer and past treatment in order to make a decision. So it's back to the drawing board again ......waiting for a high school drop out probably sitting behind a desk trying to make a decision as to whether my son needed a PET Scan or not in order to treat him. Right now I am on pins and needles waiting for a decision to be made by someone who probably doesn't know what Ewings Sarcoma Cancer is and how aggressive it is. If I were a betting person, I bet they would feel the same way I do if it were their son or daughter.

Michael has no stamina whatsoever. The least little bit of activity wears him out. He went with Andy this afternoon to one of his leases and he has been in the recliner ever since. We are looking to go back to Houston in the near future....they tell us it possibly could be a month before we hear anything from BCBS regarding the approval of the PET Scan.
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I am sorry you have to listen to me vent....but I am very down tonight regarding the scan..........Looking for a better day tomorrow.