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PET Scan and Prospective Therapy Meetup with Dr Norman

We met in-person with Dr Norman to look at the slides from the PET scan that pointed out the neck lymph nodes. He was able to flip through the images to rotate my body lengthwise, giving us a view of the neck. It was really neat to see.
He warned us that the lymph node may …

July 6, 2009 – 4:41 pm | By Tom | Posted in Diagnostic Phase | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Telephone Call With Dr Norman

We had our scheduled call with Dr Norman today to discuss the results of the blood tests, bone marrow biopsy, and CAT scan from last week. We’re getting close to knowing what I’ve got.
He says the evidence is pointing strongly toward lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. It’s not an aggressive cancer, which is nice. But that very trait also …

June 23, 2009 – 4:39 am | By Tom | Posted in Diagnostic Phase | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)