Update

The MRI results finally arrived at KU Med and were analyzed.  There is a tumor on four vertebrae--T5 through T8.  I'll undergo radiation treatment at the same Topeka facility that I used in 2011 for the radiation on the scapula and on the femur and hip.  Although this isn't great news, it's a relief at least to have this stage in the waiting over.  Now we'll wait to arrange the radiation.  The last time, there were 10 sessions on the scapula and 11 on the femur.  There weren't any bad side effects from the treatment, and we liked the doctor who was in charge.