"Your Liver, With A Glass Of Chianti"

  

Comment from: renessister "Is it my computer, aol, or did you really post nothing?  I already have all the days news but I'm sure t here are others who are curious about the nothing on your liver. I love you sister!  Sweet dreams!!"

 

Thank you BUNCHES to my sister, for the above comment.  I wasn't quite sure how I was going to explain what happened today.  Apparently, Pamela didn't have that same issue!!  Ha ha ha ha    sister of mine!!!!  :)

Let me start off by saying I had a painfully rough morning.  Trying to get up and get dressed didn't come so easily.  My appointment with Dr. Lund was at 8:45 am. Mom drove me, because pain killers and driving don't mix!!

He went over my enormous file with me.  It included my entire cancer history, minus blood work from my last appointment with Dr. Jennings.

After the questions and answers and a physical examination, which I assure you was as comfortable as sticking a knife in my eye.  Dr. Lund said he  wanted to talk to me.

To make a long story short he told me the spot on my liver was nothing, the pain I was feeling was muscular and I just needed to take some Tylenol.  (Of course I didn't hold my tongue, y'all know me better than that!)

(What did he mean nothing???  As in, not malignant?????)

Needless to say, I left that office confused, angry and with tears streaming down my face.    

I demanded an appointment with my oncologist after that fiasco. I saw Dr. Hunter at 3:45 pm. I needed clarification, a solution and to make certain he knew I wasn't going back to see Dr. Lund.

Here's the deal.  My tumor is surrounded by clumps of blood vessels.  In most cases, that means the tumor is benign. In my case however, my oncologist determined the tumor is malignant based on what he saw in the scan. However, since it is not his speciality and he did not want to take chances (considering I have cancer everywhere!!)  he referred me to Dr. Lund (it is his specialty) for a biopsy.

Dr. Lund, based on the "blood vessel clumps" , decided or should I say assumed no further investigation needed to be done. Hence "the tumor is nothing, take some Tylenol for the muscular pain".  Let me chime in, I have no medical insurance...and hate to say this but perhaps that is why he decided to write me off before he made an accurate diagnosis.

Muscular pain????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  You've got to be kidding me?!!  Sometimes I can't even get out of bed in the morning it hurts so badlyl!!

Friday the 21st at 7:30 am I will have my biopsy at the hospital under their team of oncologist's (Not Dr. Lund!!!!). Dr Hunter also scheduled an abdominal and pelvic CT. 

My doctor was extremely apologetic and was equally upset that I was not given "the kind of care a patient deserves".

I am tired.  Girl Scouts tomorrow!  YEA!!!!

I love y'all.

 

*** Please say prayers for Nathan (He is starting chemo and radiation again.), Ms Bobby (she started radiation), Mr. Russo, Ms Pammy (recovering from surgery.), Lenore ~ she's having a recurrence in her lungs, Trish, David Carey, Sugar, Cindy (She's in remission),Tammy (she's in remission) and Jeannette. They are fighting the battle with cancer too .

*** Please say prayers for Brenda.

*** Please say prayers for Jay Carey and his family.  He is in Iraq.

 

If this is your first time reading my journal, PLEASE go back to my first entry on 11-15-06 to read about the title MEET ME AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE!! Thanks!