Awaiting results

Many people are anxiously awaiting the results from E.'s recent tests. So are we.

On Friday, E. had another PET/CT scan.

Today, E. had a bioposy of that shoulder area lymph node.

And we wait.

E. has no other appointments or procedures scheduled at this point. And yet we can't go home either. Everything from here on out is contingent upon the biopsy results.

If the results are negative (meaning the cancer has not spread to that clavicular lymph nodes), then we'll meet with the surgeon again to discuss the possibility of surgery.

If the results are positive (meaning the cancer has spread to other parts of the body), then we'll meet with the medical oncologist again to discuss further treatment such as chemotherapy and possibly radiation.

Nothing can be scheduled until we have those results. And those results could be in as early as Wednesday morning or as late as Friday afternoon. The other kink is that the medical oncologist only sees patients on Mondays and Thursdays. (Different clinics within the hospital are open different days.) And we're not sure if the surgeon sees patients any day but Wednesday.

See all the various "what if" scenarios? Not much we can do, but hang tight and wait.

S.