I get to go see the “girls” in nuclear medicine again on Friday. It is bone scan time! But that’s not all! I also get to go back to the CT Scan room and find out what is really inside this head of mine. There has been much speculation on that one over the years! Just ask my Mom. I’m sure she will be happy to go back in time and discuss the idiotic things I did as a teenager. OK, OK, my teenage years were not the only time in my life I have done idiotic things, but it is the only time I care to admit to right now.
As you can tell, I had another doctor appointment. This time it was with my regular M.D., Dr. L.. She was in shock. No one told her that I have been diagnosed with breast cancer, let alone about my surgeries and upcoming schedule of treatments. I was just a tad taken back on that one. After all, my surgeon’s office is not only on the same floor as Dr. L, but in the same section of offices!
The results from my original mammogram, way back at the end of April (wow, that seems like years ago), were supposed to have been sent to her. I thought they were sent to her. I thought she had referred me to Dr. B, my surgeon. Obviously not! I guess they (whoever “they” may be in this case) decided the results of my mammogram were such that I should go directly to surgeon and forget any steps in between.
It felt so good to be back on home ground again. I think the world of Dr. L.. She is the doctor, who several years ago, correctly diagnosed it was my left kidney that was causing me to be so sick. That was AFTER I had been to numerous other doctors in various clinics with the exact same problem, symptoms and excruciating on-going pain. None of them could come up with the answer…..or any answer, for that matter. In fact, had I followed the advice of one of them, and taken the prescription I was given, there is a very good chance I would not be here today. (Wow, I would have missed out on the cancer diagnosis!)
So, it is the correct diagnosis of a kidney problem (a kidney that, in the end, had to be removed) that became my introduction to Dr. L. A pretty darn good introduction if I do say so myself. I have been her patient ever since. She is also the doctor that prescribed the perfect blood pressure pill that my system can handle and handle well.
She listens. She questions. She observes. She pays attention to the littlest of details. We discussed general health, how things have been going, the cancer, what has been done, and what has not. She decided I better have a few more tests prior to my receiving my first chemo treatment. I am in total agreement. I want to know everything I can regarding what is growing or not growing in my body right now.
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Hi, Just stopping by myself. Saw your blog as I was on a mission for one myself. Glorimar is right..this too shall pass. But in the meantime maybe you could try everything that you wanted to do before, like dieing your hair blue, stripping naked and running up and down your street singing "girls just wanna have fun."
I too wish you all the best thought and wishes that I pocess. I also advie yoga or meditation, I have read that it helps both physically and mentally. So does the afformentioned girls just wanna have fun thing, and imagine the look on your neighbors faces! Or on your arressting officer...:)
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