I feel like we hit warp speed today. Mom and I went at 11:30 for the pathology report with Dr. Kvapil. The mass is indeed cancer, the medical embodiment of evil. The multiple polyps Dr. K removed were pre-cancerous. Mom asked about her small bowel blockage in February and Dr. K ordered a small bowel series to see what is going on in there.
Mom was hesitant to commit to seeing a surgeon. Dr. K explained that if she did not have the mass removed, it would cause nausea and pain, and would eventually necessitate emergency surgery. He did ask us if we had a surgeon and oncologist we preferred. I explained that our general physician was not available to advise us. Dr. K did a great segue, pointing out that Dr. Caperton had recommended him, and so in essence was trusting his recommendations. Good move!
Mom was not thrilled with the prospect of the tests Monday and even asked me to call the surgeon to make sure they were necessary. The answer was, "Definitely!" It took a bit of schedule juggling, but we arrived at:
Monday, May 17, 12:00 Dr. Kleinbaum (oncologist)
Tuesday, May 18, 7:30 Stress Test, 1:45 EKG
Wednesday, May 19, 10:30 Small Bowel Series
Wednesday, May 26, Dr. Newton (surgeon)
Buckle your seat belts.
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wow Gwen, that is a lot. Thank you for doing all this. Do you think we will be needed like with dad? Bill.
ReplyDeleteOK, Gwen, they are buckled--thank you so much for taking care of making these appointments, and then being the chauffer and counselor.
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