Newly Diagnosed And Frankly, It's Scary

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  1. Faye Fox

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    Whine away sweetie and wish I was next door and we could go bust up some watermelons. It is great therapy.
     
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    @Faye Fox

    Ah, you have reached out well to @Beth Gallagher and revealed how mucho bueno you really are!

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    @Beth Gallagher

    Always struck me that "Morality" was only a "t" away from mortality.

    Frank
     
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    @ Beth I'm so pleased the chemo is over. You've been through hell but you're on your way to good health again.
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  5. Beth Gallagher

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    Thanks so much, RB. [​IMG]
     
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    Hope your healing is quick and not too painful.Take care Beth.
     
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  7. Beth Gallagher

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    I hope so too, Marie!! :D Thanks very much.
     
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    Tomorrow I have to be at MD Anderson at 7 a.m., which means I'll have to drag out of bed at 5. :confused: I have SIX appointments, all "pre-op" stuff. I'll have an ultrasound scan, an EKG, an onco-surgeon consultation, a plastic surgeon consultation, a peri-operative evaluation (??), and finally an anesthesia assessment and "OR procedures". Sheesh. Gonna be a long day.
     
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    Best of luck to you, Beth. :)
     
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    Thanks, Bruce. Other than getting up at the butt crack of dawn it should be an easy day... just long. Then I get 2 weeks off before the actual surgery.
     
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    Oh my you do have a busy scedule for tomorrow.
     
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    As a night owl, getting up early is the biggest challenge. :D I have a ton of questions for the surgeons so I'll be glad to get more information to sort through.
     
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    What a day; my butt is definitely dragging.

    I am jam-packed with surgery info, and got the good news that chemo has been very effective on my cancer. The surgeon was beaming when she looked at the scans and kept saying "excellent!" I figured the scans were good because the ultrasound tech kept saying "you are doing SO good" while she was scanning my chest and armpit. They weren't able to locate the cancerous lymph node; it is totally back to normal... so yay.
     
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    Terrific!
     
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    Excellent news, wonderful.
     
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