Dr. Gross Phone Call

We were surprised that Dr. Gross called late this afternoon. He wanted to make sure we knew about the Tumor Board meeting. In a way, he said this is a "second opinion" because a couple other doctors (including an oncologist besides Dr. Chui) had their input. Without a biopsy (which would be very invasive), they cannot say 100% that this growth (which could be residuals from radiation) is cancer, but they all strongly think it is. Dr. Gross knows the doctor at Sloan-Kettering (by first name) and said he (Dr. Gross) is a "product" from there. He thinks they would do the same things he has done. He also reiterated that there is no chemotherapy recipe for this rare cancer (i.e. in this area). It is hard to say whether to start the treatment while Curt does not have any symptoms, because the treatment will probably make him feel worse. That is why he does not have to start the treatment right away. The cancer could just "smolder" there awhile too. Dr. Gross thought it is worth getting another opinion from UCSF. We called UCSF today. They said Curt's information had been forwarded to a Dr. Wong (sp.) there. We left a message at his office that we would like to hear from him before we leave next Wednesday.
When Curt told Dr. Gross to have a nice Mother's Day, we didn't know his wife is expecting their second child that day. We are going to spend Mother's Day (going up there Saturday night) with Angie's family in Lake Oswego and then Curt has a coed softball game in Corvallis later that afternoon.