We sat it one of the small conference rooms and discussed the surgery. The doctor told me that he could not get it all. He removed all he could but some was so deep he would create bad neurological problems if he tried for more. The surgeon suggested that chemotherapy, if combined with whole brain radiation, might be an option. He implanted the reservoir that would be used for the delivery of the chemotherapy at the end of the surgery. His only reservation about the reservoir, was the high rate of infection they cause. There would be no more recommendations, from him, for any more surgery.
That was a lot to take in. There was still tumor in here brain. Chemotherapy could be tried to slow down or stop the growth of the existing tumors and radiation may help control additional tumors from starting. this was not the best news. But all that would be in the future, The immediate goal was to recover from surgery.
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