Aysha - 09/29/10

Aysha had another CT scan last week. The swelling has not gone down significantly. The swelling is where the AVM has been treated with radiation and is the cause of the swelling. The neuro-surgeon is hoping the radiation is working. This area of the brain controls her left leg. She is having extreme trouble using the left leg normally. Also she has trouble using her left arm. At this time we don't know if this is temporary or not. The steroids to reduce the swelling has been tapered off. No further steroids are being planned.

Aysha - 09/08/10

Aysha will have another CT scan tomorrow (9/9/10). She has been limping a lot more lately. Her left side seems weaker. Will see what the doctor says after reviewing the scan. Nothing else to report now. We will also check if physical therapy needs to be increased.

Update: Aysha is being admitted now. CT scan shows edema in the brain. MRI, angiogram is planned. No further information at this time.

The diagnosis is that the swelling is probably from the radio therapy taking effect. They will start steroids to treat that. The thought is the swelling is in the area of the brain that controls her left leg/side. MRI will be scheduled for tomorrow.

Steroids have started for Aysha. It will continue for 10 days. MRI scheduled at 2PM 9/10/10. After review of MRI, release planned later in the evening.