[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Not so good news.......

["lumina333" <lumina333@xxxxxxxxx>]

I hope you get a good prognosis soon, Rick. God bless. ~Lu~
--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Plumpy72@... wrote:
>
> I know this is not AMC related, but........
>  
> Recently, my wife and I changed to a new family doctor. We were 
both  
> becoming more and more dissatisfied with the old one. All he 
wanted to do was  treat 
> everything with medication and never ordered tests.
>  
> The first day I visited with the new doctor, he ordered several 
tests; the  
> usual blood sampling, an MRI, a CT scan, an Echo-gram, a stress 
test and since 
> I  am 53, he included everybody favorite, a colonoscopy. I was 
even less 
> excited  about the colonoscopy when I learned that it would cost 
be a chunk of 
> change  when the insurance company deemed it as "routine" and not 
medically 
> necessary. I  think the worse part was the crap they make you 
drink the night before.
>  
> To make a long story short, I'm damn glad I had the procedure. It 
may  have 
> saved my life. During the procedure, the gastro-enterologist 
removed  several 
> polyps and had them tested. As a result, I have been diagnosed 
with  Large 
> B-cell Type, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Fortunately for me, this was  
discovered 
> during the routine exam and not because I was experiencing signs 
or  symptoms.  
>  
> I met with an Oncologist for the first time yesterday. During the 
office  
> visit, he did a quick exam and found a small lump on the right 
side of my neck.  
> I've tried, but can't feel anything. I guess that's why he's the 
doctor. He 
> took  a bone marrow sample and scheduled me for more blood test as 
well as CT 
> and  PET scans. He doesn't even want to guess on the treatment 
until he gets the 
> test  results. 
>  
> I did ask him for a prognosis. He said the chances for a full cure 
is very,  
> very good and if not cured, it can at least be put into a long 
term remission. 
>  
> 
> As it was said here in our group.........life throws us problems 
and  
> inconveniences. I keep telling myself that this is only an 
inconvenience!
>  
> Rick
>






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