On Friday (2/12) I had my ultrasound biopsies. They were done by Dr. Hilger, a radiologist, and Terra, an ultrasound tech. They were both simply amazing. It just so happened that Dr. Hilger was the radiologist at Women’s Hospital when I had my initial mammogram and ultrasound a mere two weeks ago. He was the […]
After my genetics phone call on Wednesday, I had my first appointment with oncology on Thursday at Nebraska Cancer Specialists at Estabrook at Methodist. Mitch was allowed to attend as my health care partner. Is that a step up from life partner? Maybe he deserves a sash and badge to highlight his achievements through all […]
One of the huge things I’ve been worried about is metastasis. That’s when the cancer has spread to other distant areas in the body. It really lowers survival chances. That’s what our scan was for today. To see if it’s spread. I wasn’t going to find out results until Thursday but my amazing surgeon called […]
Had my PET scan bright and early this morning at 07:45. They put in a 22 gauge IV. (That gave me a laugh. Such a small needle!) then they injected me with some radioactive dye in sugar water. I guess cancer likes sugar or some science crap. Then I had to chill for an hour […]