Well, we're finally home after over 12 hours away in Gainesville! This has not been a red letter day for us, mainly because of Baptist South's negligence and my first oncologist's unprofessionalism. Unrelenting rain didn't help any either. It literally rained the entire time we were there. Cindy slipped on the wet pavement and hurt her ankle and her knee which was already hurting. Pray for her. We were definitely very glad to get out of there today.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Initial biopsy update - NOT!
Well, after the five-hour ordeal yesterday, I got a call from the oncologist today that the results are inconclusive. He said they should have talked to me yesterday, but evidently they had to use a hammer to try to extract bone tissue and were not successful. They evidently thought they had a sufficient sample but didn't. They commented to the oncologist that I had some of the hardest bones they had ever seen. I have all the luck!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
First Biopsy Update
Well I made it through the biopsy just fine. I got there before 8:30 and ended up not going back until after 10. Hospitals! The biopsy took about 50 minutes and they had to give me three doses of sedation. I wasn't completely knocked out. It was supposed to be "twilight", but it took that much to get me into the twilight. I slept for a few hours afterward and was discharged at around 1:30.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Initial report
I want to fill everyone in on the latest. I think I'm far enough along in the process to share more details with you on what's going on with me.
Six or seven weeks ago, I began to get an acute pain in my right hip and pelvic area. I put off going to the doctor about it for a few weeks thinking it would go away but it didn't, so I finally broke down and went to my primary. He ordered a pelvic CT scan to identify the source of the pain. I wasn't prepared for what happened next.
I got a call from my primary the same day saying that the radiology report came back saying that appeared to be metastatic bone cancer of the pelvis extending from my right hip around my lumbar back to my left hip. He said we didn't know for sure but if it was cancer that we needed to jump on things quickly. This all happened last Thursday (8/6) afternoon, so we were terrified to say the least, but trusting God that He would see us through this. He is the Healer!
My primary ordered some special blood tests which came back negative for any cancer tags, so he said he wasn't sure what it was. It could be cancer or something called Paget's Disease, or some type of infection. He wasn't sure, so he referred me to an oncologist.
I went to see the oncologist on Monday who scheduled me for a full neck and abdominal CT scan yesterday. I just got a call this morning that he has reviewed the scan and sees NOTHING ANYWHERE ELSE except in the bone! Yes! This means nothing has metastasized from anywhere else which is 99% of the time where bone cancer comes from. Between that and the negative blood tests, the oncologist is stumped.
At this point he has ordered a biopsy to find out exactly what we're dealing with on the bone. I will be getting an appointment for that sometime today.
We're breathing a little easier this morning. God has seen us this far and will see us through. God is the Great Physician and can do far greater than any doctor. No matter what the report, we hold fast to the promises of God and trust in Him as my Healer. We will believe the Lord's report!
Six or seven weeks ago, I began to get an acute pain in my right hip and pelvic area. I put off going to the doctor about it for a few weeks thinking it would go away but it didn't, so I finally broke down and went to my primary. He ordered a pelvic CT scan to identify the source of the pain. I wasn't prepared for what happened next.
I got a call from my primary the same day saying that the radiology report came back saying that appeared to be metastatic bone cancer of the pelvis extending from my right hip around my lumbar back to my left hip. He said we didn't know for sure but if it was cancer that we needed to jump on things quickly. This all happened last Thursday (8/6) afternoon, so we were terrified to say the least, but trusting God that He would see us through this. He is the Healer!
My primary ordered some special blood tests which came back negative for any cancer tags, so he said he wasn't sure what it was. It could be cancer or something called Paget's Disease, or some type of infection. He wasn't sure, so he referred me to an oncologist.
I went to see the oncologist on Monday who scheduled me for a full neck and abdominal CT scan yesterday. I just got a call this morning that he has reviewed the scan and sees NOTHING ANYWHERE ELSE except in the bone! Yes! This means nothing has metastasized from anywhere else which is 99% of the time where bone cancer comes from. Between that and the negative blood tests, the oncologist is stumped.
At this point he has ordered a biopsy to find out exactly what we're dealing with on the bone. I will be getting an appointment for that sometime today.
We're breathing a little easier this morning. God has seen us this far and will see us through. God is the Great Physician and can do far greater than any doctor. No matter what the report, we hold fast to the promises of God and trust in Him as my Healer. We will believe the Lord's report!
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