November 2002 rediagnosed with a recurring tumor I am going to bring you through the whole fun thing
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This is where you stick random tidbits of information about yourself.
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Brain Tumor History And Other Rants
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
1/12/05 It's like you finally get the news you knew was true, but it brings an insane calm of sorts. Had to get the furnace fixed today, but that's cake, that can't be as bad as this one phone call be it almost a week after the meeting, but let's not be bitter. For after all I have to be a patient customer. That's my new thing, we as patients are customers for doctors, we are how they make money, so do your best to be sick.
So the skinny is the tumor board (a panel of doctors that went to a lot more school than us). Decided that the tumor had grown and I should consult my surgeon, a radiologist (about possible radiation treatment). Get a second opinion on all of it, and make a run on sentence about making a decision on treatment. Options outlined so far: possible surgery, radiation (5 days a week 20 minutes a day for 6 weeks) in conjunction with a new heavy chemo cycle. If anyone lived through the last one I wouldn't reccomend that to anyone.
Putting things in order right now, taxes, trying to make sure my disability gets lined up. Now I have to make appointments with all these different specialists on my team also. I will be a patient customer.
It makes sense, from how I feel, from what they see, but I am not freaked out like the second time. Hey I got to try I guess to get my health together. To all those that said the second time that they couldn't do it, I would tell them you got 2 choices do it or don't! Most of the time we become patient irate customers and do it.
The money is in the treatment, don't forget that.
So you better like your doctors that you pay.
I mean the furnace guys today were nice $400 nice!!!
3rd time, I don't know if I have put the whole puzzle together, maybe I am still in denial or decision phase what to do.
Well there you go that's what I have 4 u.
4:15 PM
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