Jaimee got the results of yesterday's brain scan and there is some light at the end of the tunnel...we think. It seems that the doctor says Fred has been significantly affected by the treatments (altho from looking at the scans Jaimee can't see much difference). So the doctor is happy with cutting the antibiotics down to one kind instead of the 3 kinds she's been on. This should help with the side effects she's been having, hopefully her body will tolerate it better. She also gets to cut down on the prednisone some, but still takes the rest of the meds.
Another piece of good news is she doesn't have to have a brain scan next Monday. Since she has to pay $350 out of pocket each Monday, it has been a problem. But at least she won't have to have one next week. If she goes two weeks without a seizure or any other Fred-related problem, they'll re-evaluate everything.
Dare we hope this could continue to improve? She will have to stay on antibiotics for at least some months, but if the dosage is a tolerable level she shouldn't have any side effects. And if Fred is slowly disappearing, it seems he'll drop dead at some point (hopefully in the not-too-distant future).
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