Damn Part 5
September 04, 2008 10:05 AM
Well, as you might expect, things don’t always go
exactly as you expect when your life is in complete
turmoil. Nevertheless, I am making progress. Or
rather, I should say, we are making
progress. “We” because I have assembled my cancer
team and I’m also bringing all of you along.
The first thing I have to say is that my ex, Sylvie, is kicking serious ass. We may have our differences and difficulties, but the fact is that when the chips are down, she is a powerful ally. I’m feeling very grateful to have her with me right now.
She drove me to the Ears, Nose, Throat, doctor this morning at 6:30am. Surgery was performed on the side of my head to remove a cancerous lesion. A tiny little thing, really, it is hard to believe it is the source of so much fuss. We then delivered it to the hospital for testing. Yes, you heard me. More waiting!
But this is the procedure that the top skin cancer doc wanted to follow before we saw him. Hopefully soon. Finally, we are making an appointment for me to get three MRI scans of my head, neck and body.
Right now I have a groovy set of Frankenstein stitches on the side of my head. Just in time for Halloween!
So there we are. I also wanted to let you know that I am setting up a new blog just to cover my diagnosis and treatment. I hope to have it set up by the end of the day. The reason for a dedicated blog is so that friends and family members can stay updated on my status without having to dredge through all of my other stream of consciousness writing. It will also allow Sylvie to make regular updates to my status in case, for whatever reason, I am unable to.
Right now I’m trying to figure out what to name it.
OK, I guess I’m not done yet. Because I want to say thanks for all of the amazing emails, messages and voice-mails I’ve received in the last 24 hours. It was truly overwhelming, in a GOOD way! I can’t tell you how much that helps me right now. Those of you who know me, know I am not immune to behaving like an Eeyore now and then. So the positive messages help me keep my head in the right place.
Thank you blog family. I will be back later tonight or tomorrow.
The first thing I have to say is that my ex, Sylvie, is kicking serious ass. We may have our differences and difficulties, but the fact is that when the chips are down, she is a powerful ally. I’m feeling very grateful to have her with me right now.
She drove me to the Ears, Nose, Throat, doctor this morning at 6:30am. Surgery was performed on the side of my head to remove a cancerous lesion. A tiny little thing, really, it is hard to believe it is the source of so much fuss. We then delivered it to the hospital for testing. Yes, you heard me. More waiting!
But this is the procedure that the top skin cancer doc wanted to follow before we saw him. Hopefully soon. Finally, we are making an appointment for me to get three MRI scans of my head, neck and body.
Right now I have a groovy set of Frankenstein stitches on the side of my head. Just in time for Halloween!
So there we are. I also wanted to let you know that I am setting up a new blog just to cover my diagnosis and treatment. I hope to have it set up by the end of the day. The reason for a dedicated blog is so that friends and family members can stay updated on my status without having to dredge through all of my other stream of consciousness writing. It will also allow Sylvie to make regular updates to my status in case, for whatever reason, I am unable to.
Right now I’m trying to figure out what to name it.
OK, I guess I’m not done yet. Because I want to say thanks for all of the amazing emails, messages and voice-mails I’ve received in the last 24 hours. It was truly overwhelming, in a GOOD way! I can’t tell you how much that helps me right now. Those of you who know me, know I am not immune to behaving like an Eeyore now and then. So the positive messages help me keep my head in the right place.
Thank you blog family. I will be back later tonight or tomorrow.
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