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That went really well. One of the sites in question was smaller than I heard the first time, by a factor of 10 The procedure((s) were hardly painful at all.
And the nurse said even if--they aren't likely to recommend chemo or radiation in my case. So that is great--Even if, I won't have to arm-wrestle anyone.
I'll get results back in 3 to 5 "business" days. That cracks me up.
More good news--Hubs only has an appointment next month with a GI doctor. I had heard one thing and extrapolated the rest.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRAYERS AND GOOD WISHES I know they helped.
Love, Temple
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It's easy to be graceful until someone steals your cornbread. --Gray Charles
"The wolf that thrives, is the one you feed." - Cherokee legend
"Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields... Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness." Mary Oliver
(((Temple))) - thanks for sharing your update! My prayers continue or you and your hubs! Big hugs coming your way!!
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
I don't know anything officially yet. Spoke to the nurse at the hospital today about a snafu we made removing the tape. And yesterday she wasn't in and the number she left on her message got me the janitor, I think. "That's way above my pay grade--I would say call the E.R." I hope SerenityRUs is reading--I think she'd like that. Uh No--I was to speak to someone in this dept. Didn't tell him that. So tried to call the nurse at the Dr.s office--28 rings--I don't think this is happening. By that time the nurse at the hospital would have been off if she'd been there, so I tried to call the number for after hours nurse, and that was not a working number.
Anyway, said all that to say this--so I called the nurse this morning--no harm done--this could have all been avoided of course if I'd reread the instructions. Lord, please don't let me be getting senile at this tender age. And by the way--my doctor wants to see me at his office. And if I want to get a jump on it I could call his office.
Oh Thanks a Bunch! They had told me at the hospital, he wants to call his patients with the results. I thought that is cold, if it is bad news, I would like to have a warm body around (I live with an engineer--who spends most of his time in the backyard/down the hill "studio"). And I'd thought about calling to say, instead of hearing over the phone, on the day when the results come back, may I pop in for two minutes? I might like to have a meltdown, if it's not wonderful, or to ask how do we monitor these even smaller entities if it's good?
I wouldn't have known the results were in if she hadn't been in such a rush to tell me. They'd said on Tuesday, if the Dr. doesn't call you, we will. What they Hey! So, I tried calling the appointment line--got the robot. After I pressed 2, I got to hear the robot telling about the new clinic next to the hospital. My doctor is in the clinic here in town. OMG--his office is one with the hospital started to say switchboard. It's more like a deadzone. Oh--and the hold music is jazz piano. I am not making this up.
BTW, until last December it had been maybe 12 years since I had dealt with the medical establishment. So I am not used to this Brave New World. So I waited til the end of my tolerance, which isn't much--I seem to be more impatient that the average person. So I hung up. Tried
all other calls." Same noise. By this time, Hubs is offering to try to get through. Apparently he has more patience with machinery than I do.
And I thought it is cold and windy today and if I don't get an appointment today, I can do this on Tuesday--because Monday Hubs is having a date in the OR with his urologist. (My sister was also in a bad way a couple of days this week--what are the odds?)
About an hour ago I got a call--"You missed your 2:30 appointment. Would you like to come on Monday?" Ummm. Nobody told me I had an appointment, and I can't get through to anybody there. How about Tuesday?
I will say this for the system--at the hospital, at least two people asked me who I am and when was I born every time anything was going to happen. And lovely, warm humans were administering the care. And all the runaround has taken the edge off me--at some point I just have to laugh. And I do like my new doctor. His young, butterfly-tattooed nurse was in the room my whole appointment with him before. She was on the computer. Is this standard now? If she is on Tuesday, I will ask, "May she please go away?" (That's a favorite line by W. C. Fields in a movie).
Tuesday will be the "5th business day" and I'm not going to worry about it. Maybe he just wants to speak about the tinier little guys that showed up and what we are going to do about them, etc. It could happen.
Loves! Temple
-- Edited by Temple on Friday 25th of October 2019 04:33:56 PM
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It's easy to be graceful until someone steals your cornbread. --Gray Charles
I did not type my post this way. I did hit the return button before the end of lines, because otherwise it prints so wide one has to zig-zag in
order to read it, if anybody even has that much patience.
So I got back on and tried to edit. It came up just as I had typed it--lovely and neat.
This looks like illiterate salad. Embarrasses me.
Temple
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I am so sorry to hear of your troubles
Getting through to.a human is indeed a challenge
I hope you will keep reporting what is going on with you.
I have become aware recently that i.akways sought comfort from the wrong people. Getting to the right people is challenging
I am working hard these days on having more balance in my life
Feeling betrayed was a constant in my life. These days I look.at the source Around an alcoholic/addict I expect them to be unavailable. I expect them to be dysfunctional. I no longer keep going to get my needs met from people who can't do a thing for me.
Health challenges are truly difficult.
I have had many. In fact I am looking forward to a time where I can find better support.
Maresie
