The big C
Just when you think it's safe to take a breath, the big C comes into the picture. Yes, Cancer has reared it's ugly head in our home. Not for long though for tomorrow it will be removed from our son via a testicle. Yes as in Lance Armstrong. Let's hope our ultimate outcome is as remarkable as his. It seems that about 5 weeks ago our son found some lumps and after being strongly encouraged to go to the doctor - you can not tie them up and drag them in by a rope unless they are trying to kill somebody - he went to the doctor who said - yep you got a problem. It is either a cyst, a tumor or cancer, I think it is cancer, you need to have this test and come back in two days for discussion. There were "technical difficulties" with him getting his paperwork together but he eventually got the test done yesterday. He was then taken to see a doctor who said, we don't have anyone here who can talk to you about this. It is not a cyst, it is a tumor or cancer. You have an appointment tomorrow at LSU Shreveport Urology clinic at 8:30 am. Be there.
He and his father left this morning a little before 6 am and were there on time, thank you very much. His dad called me about 11:30 or so - yes I was a nervous wreck awaiting the call - and by that time they had seen a very nice young physician who had examined him, had the sonogram repeated,had a ton of blood drawn, explained the situation, scheduled surgery and laid it out. Yes it is cancer. Yes people are afraid of the C word, but you can get over this. The surgery is a small deal, the illness is not. This is serious, but the tumor appears to be contained to the testicle and if it proves to be so, you may be able to get by with just some radiation treatments. We won't know the whole story until we get the pathology reports back and all the cancer markers and the cat scan that will be done after surgery tomorrow. Yes tomorrow. We need to get this out. Relatively simple procedure, spend the night in the hospital, probably go home the next day after the cat scan. If he doesn't get the cat scan done while in the hospital, there is a 30 day wait for a cat scan - don't think I won't be calling the governor's office about funding tomorrow.
So I will stay here and keep the girl on her routine schedule as much as possible and the guys will go off on this hair raising and scary return to the adventure into Cancerville. I will wait anxiously with my cell phone in my pocket and appear to be working while in actually living and breathing in some other dimension of earth time and space continuum. More later.
He and his father left this morning a little before 6 am and were there on time, thank you very much. His dad called me about 11:30 or so - yes I was a nervous wreck awaiting the call - and by that time they had seen a very nice young physician who had examined him, had the sonogram repeated,had a ton of blood drawn, explained the situation, scheduled surgery and laid it out. Yes it is cancer. Yes people are afraid of the C word, but you can get over this. The surgery is a small deal, the illness is not. This is serious, but the tumor appears to be contained to the testicle and if it proves to be so, you may be able to get by with just some radiation treatments. We won't know the whole story until we get the pathology reports back and all the cancer markers and the cat scan that will be done after surgery tomorrow. Yes tomorrow. We need to get this out. Relatively simple procedure, spend the night in the hospital, probably go home the next day after the cat scan. If he doesn't get the cat scan done while in the hospital, there is a 30 day wait for a cat scan - don't think I won't be calling the governor's office about funding tomorrow.
So I will stay here and keep the girl on her routine schedule as much as possible and the guys will go off on this hair raising and scary return to the adventure into Cancerville. I will wait anxiously with my cell phone in my pocket and appear to be working while in actually living and breathing in some other dimension of earth time and space continuum. More later.
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