Clean so far (sort of …)
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Jim…..everything sound so positive that I am “almost” not worried about you. Can’t wait to hear the good report as soon as you are able to report back. I will be thinking of you and am sending big hugs your way.
MarionJim sending many good wishes and prayers for your surgery. I know you will get back to us on the results as soon as you are feeling better. God speed and may he come to you through the hands of your surgeon!
Another update.
Has a CT yesterday 5/17/11 and mostly good news … no sign of cc anywhere, but the lung feature is a little larger than the 1/11 PET, so surgery tomorrow 5/19 at Columbia Presbyterian in NYC with another superstar, Dr Joshua Sonett. The lung growth will require extraordinary care and skill, because it’s right up against the mammary artery used in a cardiac bypass ten years ago, but I think I’ve got the right surgeon. The path choices for this nodule are:
. adenoma (a benign growth)
. bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (a common slow growing malignanamt growth)
. cc (considered very unlikely due to the presentation)
We’ll see when the final path report is in.Tomorrow’s procedure is expected to be 1 to 3 hrs, will utilize a small TV camera and three small incision between ribs on the left side and 3 days in hospital likely. I’m not too worried, given the surgeon’s reputation, and elated to have an otherwise clean CT. This makes over two years and CC free. Also, I managed to get a few laughs from my onc today, Abby Siegel. I told her about Kim’s bedbugs and the overall itching! That’s an inside joke and I’ll say no more.
Jim-I think it is an omen you posted under “Good News”. We are rooting and mostly praying for you!-Lots of prayers-Cathy
Jim, I love your sense of humer, you are too funny. If all else fails we could take our show on the road! We could call it The Comedy of Cancer. Not sure it would be a sell out though.
One more odd thought. I had a PET scan in January and they give an IV blast of glucose prior to initiating the scan, which is supposed to ‘light up” any cancers. Guess what? The funky lung feature did not light up! All the more reason for both caution and optimism.
It’s not a soap … could have fooled me! Lainy, they even tolerate my lame humor! What more could one want???
Just got the CA 19-9 from 2/7 … 19, I’ll take that any day!
Hey, watch it Jim, this is begining to sound like a Soap Opera with ALL My Ladies! Not to jest though it is so important for anyone to have the confidence in their doctors as you do.
Katja, I rely on my flock of lady doctors at NY Presbyterian:
Dr Sun Hi Lee, cardiologist is the leader of the bunch. I’ve known her for ten years. She is involved in ALL my care there and helps in decision making and selecting other doctors. I kid her about being my “loyal tour guide”. She was instrumental in diagnosing my CC, based on a routine liver function test with slightly over the reportable enzyme triggers. No other doctor even noticed, or had the wrong interpretation. I love her and she’s become a friend!
Dr Abby Siegel, oncologist. While I’ve only known her for the past few years, I continue to be impressed with her cancer knowledge. Her practice is limited to digestive diseases.
Dr. Angela DiMango, pulmonologist. This is the latest addition to my “flock”.
These ladies discuss my situation regularly, as needed. They’re all friends and the latter two encountered Dr. Lee at Columbia Medical School, where Dr Lee continues on the faculty in cardiology.
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