On Friday I heard from Jennifer Lindquist from the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, and they wanted to do another consultation, this time with Dr. Effie Petersdorf, the lymphoma "expert" over there. Obviously, the results of the biopsy were a surprise to everyone (A good one, mind you, but still a surprise...), and they want to sit down and discuss options now. I could turn down the consultation and just go forward with the treatment plan that Dr. Weeks laid out briefly last week, but I'd rather get all my options. We set this appointment for Friday May 16 at 1:00 PM.
They say hindsight is 20/20, but I certainly think back to last spring, and though everything seemed straightforward then, part of me wishes I had gotten more involved with the SCCA last year, and gotten a second opinion then. Though the results may have been the same, it seems I was misdiagnosed last year. All my results were sent to other doctors to look at, and everyone was in agreement, but they weren't sent there, and perhaps I should have been more proactive and looked into that opportunity then. Well, now that I have a "second chance", I am going to take the opportunity to make sure that we can kick this thing once and for all.
Melissa's parents came to the Tri-Cities for the first time this weekend, and we had an absolute blast. We barbequed on Friday night, had lunch at my parents' house on Saturday afternoon, dinner at Anthony's on Saturday night, wine tasting at Bookwalter on Sunday afternoon, then dinner at PF Chang's on Sunday night, followed by a nightcap at Kimo's. It was a really nice weekend, and a good time was had by all.
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hey dp, was thinking about you today, hope the appointment brings good news. i'm in cleveland for graduation. went to the indians/oakland a's game yesterday (yay!), and gonna watch the cavs/celtics game tonight (eeks!)
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