Comments | pricciar: More info on the current detour.

pricciar

More info on the current detour.

Sep 24, 2008 01:59

The report from Johns Hopkins wasn't encouraging. In addition to high grade dysplasia some of my cells are actually cancerous. Luckily, the cells affected are still localized and have not spread. I had a CT Scan on Friday that showed that I am 50 percent clean. Tomorrow I will be undergoing an MRI exam that will show another 49 percent. The surgery ( Read more... )

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pucette September 24 2008, 08:58:41 UTC

Will be thinking about you with all sorts of things crossed.

pricciar September 30 2008, 06:03:08 UTC

Thanks! Don't hurt yourself with the crossings!

pat

pucette September 30 2008, 11:37:13 UTC

It would be worth it, though. You doing ok? PS good luck to the Phils.

pucette October 13 2008, 11:29:00 UTC

Hope everything's ok!!! (yes, this is a 3 exclamation point sort of moment.)

backuplj September 24 2008, 12:30:51 UTC

Want me and Javi to come up and visit you during your recovery? I hear babies are the anti-cancer.

How long is the drive from Columbus I wonder? It can't be too bad.

So where exactly are the cancerous cells?

pricciar September 30 2008, 06:04:30 UTC

Thats very nice of you! But, no need for you to drive 8 hours! Thanks for the offer!

pat

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pricciar September 30 2008, 06:04:59 UTC

Yah. And now it is even closer. Just a week. Phew. Waiting is the worst.

Thanks!

pat

microknot September 24 2008, 16:40:06 UTC

Pat, positive vibrations to you, Hope all of the offending cells are taken out.

It it stomach or intestinal? What was the symptom that got you to tell the doc something serious is going on? From what I hear catching it early is what you need to do, and it looks like you caught it early.

pricciar September 30 2008, 06:34:37 UTC

Yeah. It's intestinal. It wasn't one symptom, just that the treatment being used on the symptoms I had lead to a need for a further test to see what was going on. And, the further test surprisingly held these results. I don't think she expected to find cancer.

Thanks for the good vibrations!

pat

dampscribbler September 24 2008, 17:14:31 UTC

Talk about your cloud/silver lining/cloud scenario. I don't even know what to say. I'm glad you/they caught it early and that you're getting treatment and that your prognosis is good. But I'm sorry you have to go through this at all. I'll be thinking good thoughts for the surgeons' successful expedition and excision, and a quick and as-painless-as-possible recovery for you.

pricciar September 30 2008, 06:35:09 UTC

Yeah. it was lucky to find it! Hopefully the recovery isn't so bad. Thanks for your good thoughts!

pat