I have 3 checkups a year to make sure my cancer is not active again. Today, was one of those check-up days. In 4 months, they’ve changed quite a bit at the center. They usually call us 3 at a time to take our weight and our blood pressure. Today, I got called without any company. They have ditched the blood pressure cuffs for a gadget that goes around the wrist and is held on the heart. The nurse said that their new system is more efficient.
Next, I went to the lab to have two vials of blood drawn. The cancer doctor saw me within 20 mintues after my blood was drawn. Everything seems to be fine. I have just the right amount of white and red blood cells.
He did caution me to follow-up next April with another colonscopy. I had one done this past April and it showed that I had a serrated polyp consistent with Sessile serrated adenoma. I was upset at first because only 2x was taken from the growth for the pathologist. Later, my surgeon explained that unlike other polops which are easy to remove–mine was on a thin section of the small intestine. I could have ended up in major emergency surgery if they scraped it all.
In fact, if it doesn’t go away–cancer or no cancer–it will probably have to be removed by major surgery. But, that is on next Spring’s agenda. I will try not to worry about it. Meanwhile, I will keep my regular quarterly appointments with my cancer doctors.
We have a wonderful cancer center here in Hopkinsville, Ky. It has been going strong for 20 years. I’m so thankful that I don’t have to travel to get good treatment.
God Bless each of you!
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