Erik Howard Recovery

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

No news as of yet, we're sitting around at Jefferson with a big group of Erik's friends and family, praying and waiting!

Erik Howard Recovery: In the spring of 2010 a CT scan revealed abnormal cells in the same location as his previous tumor. An MRI in January this year showed that the cells/tumor was growing and needed to be removed. He is scheduled for surgery tomorrow March 1st in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Thomas Jefferson University Neuroscience Hospital. The surgery will be long and tedious. The surgeon will go extremely slowly, so as to avoid damage to the critical nerves in the brain stem area. Scar tissue from the previous surgery will likely be a major factor in deciding how much of the tumor can be removed surgically. Post surgery radiation therapy is a possibility. Erik's previous surgery left him with some permanent swallowing difficulty, a non-working left vocal cord and nerve pain in the left side of his face. on March 1st 2011 he'll have his 2nd surgery to remove the new tumor. Follow this blog to be updated on his recovery process.

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