Current state of lymph node biopsy: the analysis is “complex” and they’ve sent it to the UW to have more subtyping done. Hopefully I’ll get a call early tomorrow with results and an invitation to come in and start chemo same-day. I really want to try out this neat chest port!
Speaking of chest ports (and …
We started early today, with a check-in time of 7:30am. My brother woke up really early and made the trip up to be our designated driver.
This weekend we had a moment of doubt; the surgeon (Dr Kent) had recommended that we remove a lymph node from underneath my arm, but the oncologist (Dr Norman) was …
Learned of possible information-having lymph nodes in my neck
Met awesome folks with great advice at the Lymphoma Networking Group
Got the ball rolling with SCCA second-opinion scheduling
Requested that Group Health send my records to SCCA
Scheduled MUGA scan for next Tuesday
Scheduled surgical consultation for Friday, and surgery for Monday
And now I go to the dentist, where I …
I got a call in the early morning from Dr Norman; the PET scan shows an abnormally sugar-hungry lymph node in my neck. He’s going to call and cancel my upcoming chest port installation surgery and find a surgeon that can do both the chest port installation and remove the lymph node in one session.
It …