Purpose of this blog

My name is Cor and this is my story dealing with mucosal melanoma (MM) in my nose which was diagnosed on 10 Jan 2017. I am married and have 2 kids. I write and update this blog to reach out to all my loved ones far away with updates and my state of mind and also to share information with other patients.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Flying home

Today I visited the doctor and was cleared to fly home tomorrow. Great!

According to the doctor, the redness of the skin has peaked now, about a week after treatment. (I will upload a picture when I get home.)
Beaming related inflammation in nose and sinus will still continue for some time, but should be gone by the time the next check-up MRI is planned. This will be sometime in July.

The PET and MRI scan taken of the spine had suspicious areas of activity. According to the doctor, I have nothing to worry about. Another MRI will be taken for comparison on 22 May and a pragmatic decision will be made if treatment is required or not. I will be on a business trip Japan on that date. Coincidence?

Dr Zenda asked me to let him treat me after we return to Japan.
So I will let dr Zenda worry about suspicions and I will focus on enjoying normal life, taking it a day at a time. That's how the future will be like.