The brain and spine MRIs were postponed again for machine maintenance but I finally got them done a week ago. The follow-up consultation with the neuro-oncologist confirmed that all is well. There's still a little edema around the radiation site but that's apparently to be expected and looks normal. The little baby tumor that is being observed is still just sitting there. He showed me the images from the last three procedures so I could see that it is not in a dangerous spot and is not getting bigger. I'll go in for another set in three months.
The whole experience of going in to get the MRIs and then the follow-up consult was a lot about the subway ride and the waiting. But I rewarded myself with a box of raspberries when I got back to my cat-sitting gig and now I'm watching the Olympics on Peacock. I bought a small table fan to add a closer breeze because the standing fan is in the bedroom and its breeze doesn't quite make it to my chair. Now I'm feeling comfortable with both fans. Life in NYC without an air conditioner; there was a heat advisory yesterday and an air quality advisory today so watching Olympic coverage seemed like the thing to do.
I cooked some baby green lima beans from Rancho Gordo with sage and garlic. Today I also did a little grocery shopping and got some cherries, pasta and sauce, yogurt, milk for cereal, and some pouches with rice and pasta side dishes to try out. I still have some gai lan and mushrooms I got at H-mart a while back that I don't want to go to waste. Baking potatoes. I'm good for carbs but I forgot to get salads. I can do that tomorrow. My favorite local grocery store burned down!
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