Craniotomy, Resection, Stereotactic Biopsy.... Whatever you call it, it's on for tomorrow!

These are the three options Dr. Lavery offered today when Robert and I met with him:

• another small aspiration like last time

• an aspiration with a permanent shunt in my head leading to a tube that drains to my abdomen
  

• a stereotactic biopsy where he'll cut from the front of the mass/fluid sac to avoid going into the "control core" of my central cortex and "peel off" the sac and get out without causing excess bleeding
  

As I've stated, I'm not interested in enduring another procedure for limited benefit. The shunt idea repulses me. I don't think it's a good idea to have brain tumor fluid seeping into the rest of my body, perhaps spreading cancer cells. So I'm going the third route tomorrow at 2:30 PM. I'm expecting to come home before the weekend is over.

Robert will broadcast updates via the yahoo UnkaDee group. until I can resume blogging. Until then, it's been a very long day, and I need to relax. Wish me luck!