Today, Kath, Tory, Tiffany, Brad, and I were at OHSU from 7:45 until 9:30 meeting with my radiation doctor and his two assistants.  Chemo is not an option at this time for a method to control the tumor.  I basically have two options.  I either do nothing, which means allowing the tumor to do whatever it decides to do.  This, of course, is not an avenue that I care to take.  The other option is the use of radiation again.  My radiation doctor told his colleagues how much of a high dosage of radiation that he was using last time and they laughed at him.  They felt this would severely damage the bones.  Yet I went through the treatment with no ill effects.  So that is why we thought radiation was not an option this time, because of how much was used the first time.  If I do radiation, there could be possible side effects from this.  Possible deterioration of the bones and nerves.  The worst possible scenario would be complete loss of the legs from the waist down.   Then I could have loss of bladder control.  Not the greatest of things you want to hear.  However, I am willing to chance this, because I believe we can have success with this treatment!  I have the support of wonderful family and friends!  I did this once and I believe we can do this a second time.  I just need double the thoughts and prayers!!  So one week from tomorrow (Wednesday), I head to OHSU for my first of twenty radiation treatments!  I will go there everyday for twenty straight weekdays (I only have weekends off).  After my twenty minute treatment, I go home, put lotion on the radiated area, lay there for about four hours, relax the rest of the day, sleep, get up and head back to OHSU to start it all over again!  I am ready to take on this challenge again!  I have a lot of trust in my doctors and OHSU.  So we now just change directions and head down this healing path!  Again I appreciate all your input!  Thanks for stopping by also, Tom!!