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| PROCEDURES TO DATE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THIS PORTION GOES THROUGH ALL THE PROCEDURES THAT MADISON HAS GONE THROUGH TO DATE, ALONG WITH THE RESULTS! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| AUGUST 18th, 2000- BIOPSY SURGERY DONE AT CENTRE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BY DR.PLOTNIK, A LOCAL ENT. TWO SAMPLES TAKEN, FIRST SAYING THE TUMOR WAS BENIGN, SECOND ONE WAS A FROZEN SAMPLE AND THE RESULTS WOULD NOT BE BACK FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUGUST 18th, 2000- CT SCAN DONE AT CCH, GOT RESULTS ON THE 21st. THE MASS STARTED IN HER SKULL EATING AWAY AT THE BONE, IT HAD MOVED IT'S WAY DOWN THE LEFT SINUS INTO THE BACK OF HER NOSE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUGUST 22nd, 2000- MRI OF THE SKULL BASE, DONE AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH. CONFIRMED THE POSITION OF THE TUMOR. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUGUST 25th, 2000- PORT-A-CATH PLACED AT CHILDREN'S. LATER THAT NIGHT SHE RECEIVED HER FIRST DOSE OF VINBLASTINE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SEPTEMBER 16th, 2000- MADDIE GETS ANOTHER MRI TO CHECK ON PROGRESS. THE DOCTORS SAY THAT THE MASS IS NOW ALMOST COMPLETLY CLEAR OF HER SINUS. IT IS ABOUT 40%-50% SMALLER THAN IT WAS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOVEMBER 2nd, 2000- X-RAY DONE OF MADDIE'S SKULL, IT SHOWED A TINY MORE OF A SHADOW. NOT SURE YET IF IT IS SOME REGROWTH OR IF IT IS JUST THE VINBLASTINE JUST SETTELING IN THE SIGHT. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOVEMBER 16th, 2000- MRI OF THE BRAIN AND SKULL BASE. MADISON WAS EXTREMELY IRRITABLE AFTERWARDS. I RECIEVED THE RESULTS MONDAY MORNING. DOCTOR WOLLMAN NEEDS TO LOOK AT THEM BEFORE WE HAVE A REAL INDICATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DECEMBER 26th, 2000- TODAY MADDIE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO SEVERE DEHYDRATION (SHE HAD THE STOMACH FLU). SHE HAD TO GET AN X-RAY OF HER STOMACH TO RULE OUT ANYTHING REAL MAJOR. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FEBRUARY 9th, 2001- MRI OF SKULL BASE AND BRAIN. X-RAYS OF ENTIRE BODY, ABOUT 25 TOTAL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MARCH 7th, 2001- ER VISIT #3, CHEST X-RAY AND URINE CULTURE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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