Now & Then

Then Now

There's definitely been a change. The top image is of Molly's retina's in July, a week after she was first diagnosed with Retinoblastoma. It shows the white tumor masses and some of the veinus activity supplying blood to the tumors. The bottom image was taken seven (7) days ago.

I think it's a pretty dramatic change. The ophthalmologists explained that the rough texture in the September pictures is due to the calcification, and is casually referred to as "cottage cheese." To me the optic nerve "disk" seems the same size in both the top and bottom, so the relative sizes between the pictures are pretty good.

So, there's the evidence the doctors were giving for why they are saying things are looking good, and that Molly's progressing nicely. Molly had her third round of chemotherapy last week, and as always that comes with a down week of nausea, followed by drops in blood cell components. Last time Molly needed platelets, this time we don't know yet. Today was her first blood test after the chemo treatment. They say that the recovery time from the chemo is longer after every treatment. So we'll wait and see and keep her healthy.