Quick biopsy update
Today was my biopsy and it was a little slice of heaven. The fun began last night (at 9:30p) when I had to “prep” for the procedure. In case there are any questions, phosphosoda prep is NASTY! The box says it has a ‘refreshing lemon ginger flavor.’ Whoever wrote this copy should be hunted down and made to drink it. They say you need to drink 3 glasses of water after each dose, supposedly to replace the fluids that will be expelled. I say it is to get the HORRIBLE taste out of your mouth.
The biopsy went fine (except for the whole sticking a huge needle into my abdomen — after the procedure the doctor pointed out that because the pancrease is pretty deep in the chest, they had to go in pretty far). Nurses Betty, Tanya, Sharon, Melinda, and Sicily all took care of me at various points throughout the day. I have an appointment with the medical oncologist on Monday and I presume I will find out the results of the biopsy then.
One bit of good news: I had a CT Scan done on Friday and I was able to pick up the CD and report today. According to the radiologist who read the images, there is no evidence of cancer metastasis (it hasn’t spread to other regions of the body) and it currently does not look as if the cancer has gotten into my lymph nodes, either.
…and sometimes you get a little good news!
Merle
See Miracles do happen! Great news! I am so happy for you and your family.
The results of the CT Scan was extremely good news, Merle!! I concur with your assessment of the phosphosoda prep – hopefully it was just the ‘small’ doses that you had to use to prep. Those are much more tolerable then the large gallon jug of something called ‘go-litely’ (sp?).