I'm making reference to an earlier blog http://flyhigh-flysafe.blogspot.ch/2012/01/my-left-eye-cont.html about my left eye.
On January 4th I've been visiting Prof. Zografos (THE eye cancer authority here in CH) in 'Lausanne' a first time. My left eye was examined thorougly and a (malign) melanoma was confirmed; what could not be confirmed at that time was if it was growing or not. A further examination was scheduled for April 4th - which for obvious reasons had to be cancelled later on. So I visited 'Lausanne' again on June 4th. By that time ultasound examiation (unfortunately) clearly showed a growth of that melanoma...
So what now?
- Doing nothing and let the melanoma grow certainly is no option.
- A procedure (surgically removing the melanoma) would almost certainly result in the loss of my visibility, if not in the loss of my left eye - so no real option either.
- Treatment:
I'm now scheduled for a treatment with 'proton rays' at the PSI (Paul Scherrer Institut in 'Villigen') in August. Here on 5 conecutive days the cancer will then be irrradiated.
Pros / Cons:
- there is a 10% chance that the cancer has/ will produce "offshoots"...
- < 2% probability of loosing the eye..
- < 2% probability the the melanoma will regrow...
- it will be quite probable that I'll have eye cataract sooner than later (but that can be treated!).
Otherwise my rehab progesses well (but slowly); but at least I'm able to walk without crutches...
