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[Leave a LightOn]

I am supposed to get the results tomorrow.

They were very serious about it at Animal Control.

Hoping for the best news.

 

[ronott1]

Hoping for the best news.

Thanks!

I will post the results here.

 

[pennyJo1960]

@ronott1 best of luck prayers also

 

[getaclue]

Those brownies sounded horrible. A little mint goes a long way, and should NEVER overpower the chocolate taste.

Went to the lung specialist today. I will be postponing my surgical biopsy on the 10th. He seems pretty good, so far.

 

[Alaskan]

Postponing???

Blach..

I like things over and done with.

How are you dealing with the stress of waiting?

 

[pennyJo1960]

wishing all well prayers for those needed them
turning in in this house

 

[pennyJo1960]

sitting here with my second cup almost human anyone
else in this thread alive

 

[Kusanar]

I am, kind of... work is trying to kill me...

 

[getaclue]

Postponing???

Blach..

I like things over and done with.

How are you dealing with the stress of waiting?

Yes, postponing. They can't do the surgery while I have pneumonia. When I get over the pneumonia, then I will reschedule the surgery. My primary care physician has been bumbling with my bronchitis/pneumonia issue(s) for about 3 months now, and I was not getting any better. That's why I went to a specialist yesterday. He spent 50 minutes with me, taking a very thorough history. He switched my meds around, prescribed a nebulizer, (which I should have had all along) and two meds to use with the nebulizer. I go back to him next week.

I'm not really stressing much. The first time I had to deal with cancer, I had 5 large tumors, 3 on one side, 2 on the other, and it had spread to the lymph nodes under both arms. I was at stage 3 rapidly approaching stage 4. It was very aggressive, serious, and the outcome didn't look good. The chemo was done first, and to everyone's surprise it worked completely, then they did the surgery.

When I first noticed this one, it was the size of a grain of sand 4 years ago. Tests showed it was not cancer. I didn't ignore it. I have been tested every year, and we have kept track of this one. Last year it was the size of a small garden pea, and still no indication of cancer. This year it is slightly larger, but the tests are indicating it has turned cancerous. It has not spread. From the top of my head, down to my knees is all fine, including all lymph nodes, so it's slow, and not aggressive.

All cancer is serious, don't get me wrong, but under the circumstances, I do have the time to get the breathing situation under control first, without decreasing my odds of survival. Regardless, I have no choice in the matter. I learned a long time ago not to allow my mind to play the totally negative "what if" game, which is very helpful.

As soon as I am able, I will schedule the surgery. I won't put it off any longer than I have to.

 

[Alaskan]

Sounds like as excellent plan as well as most helpful and wonderful life outlook.