Another first today...shortly after awakening this morning, Rusty had twitching and numbness in his face...it lasted only a couple of minutes, and he was conscious and able to talk,  but was scary enough to warrant a speedy truck trip into the MDAnderson ER.  CT scan, neurological team consult and observation of a second similiar episode, caused them to believe that the small tumor in Rusty's brain is causing "motor seizures".  That is the tumor scheduled for radiosurgery (Gamma knife) treatment next week.

He was put on an anticonvulsive drug, cautioned not to drive, and discharged at about 3 PM....but not before shocking the small, Asian, female neurologist who cautioned him not to drive.  He told her that not driving would be a great hardship since he is a race car driver.  She stared at him, incredulous, until the rest of the neuro team (males) started laughing, then she understood that it was humor...and Rusty grinned at her and said "gotcha!"

Treadmill time - stress control....