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Skriven 2011-06-23 19:31:08 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: surgery
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Hey Ruth!
-> 
-> ->  hn> If she wants me to I will...but
-> ->  hn> I won't wear a wig!!
-> 
-> -> Can't blame you there. Is Anne going to wear one? There are some 
pretty
-> -> caps, turbans, etc available. I've seen patterns for making them, don't
-> -> think I own any.
-> 
->  hn> The resource center at the Cancer Center
->  hn> where our oncologist is, gives a free wig
->  hn> (maybe more than one) to each cancer
->  hn> patient being treated there. The workers
->  hn> in the resource center are all cancer
->  hn> survivors and are SO helpful and understanding!
-> 
-> Sounds like a great place. I had to see another oncologist a couple of
-> times in my treatment. His office had all kinds of hats & other cover
-> ups for chemo patients. I don't know if any of the workers in the place
-> where I had my treatments were survivors or not but they were all great.
-> One of the nurses saw me out on Tybee Island (We'd gone with some
-> friends for a picnic and dominoes game.) and told me "I'm going to tell
-> Dr. P that you were here!" We had a good laugh over it; she told him in
-> my presence the next time I saw him. His attitude was "good, glad you're
-> having fun".
-> 
So far everyone we have dealt with
during this has been superb. We could
not ask for a better team.

-> ->  hn> Just home from the surgery, Anne
-> ->  hn> is woozelly on the couch recliner.
-> ->  hn> Sipping cold water between "naps"
-> ->  hn> I gave her a cup of goldfish crackers
-> ->  hn> to keep her stomach happy...I
-> ->  hn> think I'll poach her a couple of eggs
-> ->  hn> for dinner.
-> 
-> -> Sounds good to me. A cuppa tea might help too--not neccessarily black
-> -> tea but something like peppermint or spearmint to help settle the
-> -> stomach. Add some honey and it will sit well. But, good to hear she's
-> -> home and it appears part one was successful.
-> 
->  hn> We'll know more on Tuesday when
->  hn> we meet with the surgeon. The
->  hn> pathology report on the removed
->  hn> tissue should be back by then.
-> 
-> OK, I'm a bit behind so I might see the update later in this packet.
-> 
-> -
Have not made a report before now. We
had the meeting Tuesday with the surgeon.
He was happy, the lymph nodes were clear,
no sign of any cancer. the tissue margins were
also clear and he was cautiously optimistic that
he had gotten all of it. The one "fly in the 
ointment" was the pathology report...the 
pathologist only commented on a single mass
being examined. We were sure  that there
were two masses, and biopsies were taken of
both of them and markers left in each one. 
The surgeon wanted the pathologist to go
back over his work and be sure whether 
there were two masses or a single one..and
where were the markers?? Upshot? Today 
we had to go in and get a special mammogram
to look for the second marker..The surgeon did
not want to be unsure as to whether he had 
gotten both masses or not. If the marker had
been left then the tumor would be there as well.
Happily, the radiologist herself did the mammogram
and is 100% sure that there is no marker left in
Anne and no signs of any tumors left either.
Tomorrow we meet with the medical oncologist
and discuss the next step. 
Amanda came in on Wednesday and it's good
to have her here both as a helper and a support!
chat with you soon!
hap 
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