Checking in on you, just to send some best wishes!
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Well heard from My primary care office this morning, she said we got the results of your PAthology report.
I said, yeah what does it say, she said they found a Mass. LMAO YEAH I know that.
She said so are you having surgery? I said Gee are you sending me to the doctor? she said oh you have not talked to him yet? Sigh. Call the Gastros office. So I did. she said Docs name and that they just faxed him the info on what they found. So I will call tomorrow. I did google him and he has over 500 great reviews.
Well we will see what he has to say. Oh and this was amusing, got a recorded phone call saying, this is XYZ labsâŠ
you have an unpaid balance of 2 hundred some dollars, how do you plan to pay, check credit card or debit card. please press bla bla blaâŠI hung up. And so it beginsâŠ:no::concern:
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Boy could I use some spring⊠the calendar lies!! It is 38 degrees, windy and raining like crazy, and thundering.
Sheesh, Michigan.
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Start a binder, keep all of your office notes, pathology reports, radiologic reports, lab work, etc., op report, etc. In short, you will have your own medical record. I also have all the radiologic studies on discs. My binder is about 4 inches thick now. Currently I am seeing a primary care doc, cardiologist, and oncologist. I bring that binder to all my appointments in case the doc wants to see info from other appointments.
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$200 plus. You ainât seen nothing yet. 
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Good lord,500 great reviews! Somehow I donât go for online doctor reviews. Go with your gut. After all , he may have a large family:lol: and of course only those with good outcomes are reviewing at this pointâŠ
If he treats very difficult cases his ratings may not be great because more of his cases are difficult. So âratingsâ really only make sense to me when âbedside mannerâ is rated.
Oh jeeze. Itâs amazing how horrendous is the communication between âprovidersâ even within the same ânetworkâ or hospital. Iâm heartily sick of most parts of the medical system I have become enmeshed with.
Do pay close attention to what is happening and donât ever assume that anyone knows what the other is doing. If something seems wrong , ask. If you donât get an answer, yell! If the answer makes no sense, yell louder. Get copies of your records. Someone has to keep all the info at hand, in one place.
Hang in there Sannois and keep us in the know. Thinking of you.:):yes:
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This is where I got lost in the BC scare.
Office attitude.
Huge lump a year after a biopsy.
Decided to go straight to a Breast Doc.
Office schedules me forâŠ8 WEEKS from now.
They see this allll day, every day, theyâre immune to that word and the havoc it creates when a patient hears it.
More hugs.
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Perhaps ??? in an attempt to not invade your privacy :eek: but to offer some âsupport surprisesââŠfrom your Coth family âŠany chance of getting a PO Box so we can send âSTUFFâ to [B]CHEER and SUPPORT you during this most difficult time period in your life ?
If this is an unacceptable idea ⊠someone please gently tell me âŠI do not wish to cause any problems.
Jingles Sannois *know that itâs âwinterâ :eek:here too AGAIN :mad: and thus I was saying âMerry Christmasâ instead of âHappy EASTER!â when answering the phone and as my "greetingâ to others at the grocery and other BORING places the last few daysâŠ:no::eek::lol: ![/B]
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Joanne, You have cancer? You did not say, how insensitive of me.
Yeah I wanted to say you know there is a HUGE mass in my ass lady and it ainât getting any smaller!
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Your not invading my privacy, You made me cry! ITâs good gets my mind off the pain in my butt tonight.
I will message you. :tickled_pink:Edited to add. ZUZU I tried to send you a message but it said your box is full.
I know, It is terrifying.
Sannois, so sorry to read this. Will be praying for you every day. What do you need? How can I help from way down here?
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Me too please and thank you!
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My friend called me this afternoon, sheâs out west visiting her daughter and is coming to me for an extended stay soon. She said she was sorry for not wanting to talk about it when I broke the news a few days ago but that I had floored her when I told her and she didnât know what to say at that time. Todayâs talk was totally opposite and she asked a lot of questions and wants to be with me when I go in for the biopsy if she can.
I was a bit hurt when I told her the news and she didnât respond but I also knew that itâs a lot for her to digest and get her head wrapped around it. I knew she would come around so I waited patiently and she did.
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I think Prayers are a good thing, I can use all the help I can get!
How about a dose of Courage?
Best wishes for you as well Joanne.
Record keeping is a very good idea, I found asking for copies of each report an easier way to handle it as well.
[B]ok ⊠watch out âŠ
sending a 18 horse van ⊠of
COURAGE !!! full air ride suspension ![/B]
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Coming right up!
Do you like to read? What genre? How about magazines? Any favorites youâd like to receive? Music CDs? Movies? Audio books? Other ideas that would uplift you or distract you or bring you joy?
I am an almost 5-year survivor of kidney cancer. I have just one kidney now.
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