The oncologist, Dr. Witta, is from Czechoslovakia. He still has some accent, but it's not strong enough to get in the way of understanding the names of the concoctions that can be used for treating this disease.
Michael and I liked Dr. Witta and the rest of the people there. I have a little experience with oncology staff, having been the chauffeur for our friend, Jo, who had cancer years ago. I would like to recommend to anyone who works in a family practice office, women's health clinic, or most other kinds of medical offices to consider taking lessons from the office staff at an oncology office. They know how to be genuinely friendly, kind, and present.
There are three more tests that will need to be done before a treatment plan is implemented. Michael has already done some blood work, a CT scan, and a lymph node biopsy. Now he will undergo a bone marrow biopsy, a full body PET scan and a colonoscopy. The bone marrow biopsy could be a little uncomfortable, the PET scan probably won't be too bad, and the colonoscopy... well, they have wonderful amnesia-inducing meds for that.
We will be leaving for California to see my daughter before all of these tests will be complete. It will only be for a few days, so it won't delay treatment for very long at all. It will be good to get away to a different environment to clear our heads.
The things that we know of, so far, which Michael has going for him:
His LDH is normal.
He is younger than 59.
He is asymptomatic.
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2 comments:
A colonoscopy isn't bad. The prep isn't so fun but it is only a few hours of sitting on a toilet. :)
Yep! Gotta buy the best t.p.!
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