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The Spinal MRI shows cancer. Jay had a spinal tap yesterday to inject chemo into his spine as well as radiation to the head tumor. He is experiencing weakness in his arms and legs. He is also fatigued from the radiation. He is having a difficult time sleeping because he lower back hurts. He can sit up only for a few minutes without the pain being too much. 

He will continue to receive radiation to his head for the next 8 days. They may also add radiation to his spine once they determine if the chemo is of any benefit. They don't want to radiate the spine while he is receiving the weekly chemo injection.

We ask for continued prayers! 

Challenges Ahead

Saturday morning Jay slipped while getting out of bed. He thought he jammed his neck and more than likely had a concussion. He spent most of the weekend with a slight head ache and a little dizziness. By Sunday night he was having difficulty walking straight. Monday morning his vision was extremely blurry. He called the doctor. The head MRI shows a brain lesion. This is metastatic. It's very very rare that pancreatic cancer mets to the brain but most people don't survive as long as Jay has so the cases are few and far between. 

Jay started radiation yesterday and will have a total of 15 treatments in addition to chemo. He is also on steroids which will help with any swelling. His head ache is already better and he is no longer dizzy and his vision is already better.

Today he is having an MRI of his spine to check for lesion in the spinal fluid/cord. Tomorrow he will have a PET Scan. Once we have the full picture the Doctor will determine the best course of action.

As always we appreciate all the prayers!! We will update the blog as we receive news. 

Update

I started another chemo cycle today. My last start was 3 weeks ago. My Ct scans look good and my CA 19-9 is 24. I'm on a 2 week break between treatments now. Life is good!