You dropped a bomb in our laps.....little follow up please.
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Bob wrote:Thanks to all for your concern.
My tumor is 8 by 11 mm in size. I'm told if a tumor is larger than 10 mm in size, I won't have to go through an open lung biopsy. I can instead get a less invasive one, called a transbronchial lung biopsy, which is done through the mouth and airways to the lung.
I have an appointment with the surgeon on Monday to see if my tumor is large enough for that method. If not I'll have to have it done the invasive way.
The biopsy will determine the source of the tumor. It could have metastisized from my Lymphoma cancer or from my Melanoma cancer or it could be independent of both.
Once it's determined locally what kind of tumor it is, I'm going to go to one of the cancer centers in the southeast for further diagnosis and treatment. Either UAB (Birmingham), M.D. Anderson (Houston), Shands (Gainesville), Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville), Moffat (Tampa), or Cancer Centers of America in Atlanta. Which ones are in my insurance network will determine where I go.
knothead wrote:Bob allow me to join others here in our collective personal concern regarding the revelation you shared. Advances in this area are mind numbing and it is my sincere hope that the prognosis is encouraging. I want you to take that trip you mentioned but not because you believe it's your last hurrah . . . . please keep us in the loop and accept our collective admiration for your strength to fight the fight.
Bob wrote:Thanks to all for your concern.
My tumor is 8 by 11 mm in size. I'm told if a tumor is larger than 10 mm in size, I won't have to go through an open lung biopsy. I can instead get a less invasive one, called a transbronchial lung biopsy, which is done through the mouth and airways to the lung.
I have an appointment with the surgeon on Monday to see if my tumor is large enough for that method. If not I'll have to have it done the invasive way.
The biopsy will determine the source of the tumor. It could have metastisized from my Lymphoma cancer or from my Melanoma cancer or it could be independent of both.
Once it's determined locally what kind of tumor it is, I'm going to go to one of the cancer centers in the southeast for further diagnosis and treatment. Either UAB (Birmingham), M.D. Anderson (Houston), Shands (Gainesville), Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville), Moffat (Tampa), or Cancer Centers of America in Atlanta. Which ones are in my insurance network will determine where I go.
knothead wrote:Bob allow me to join others here in our collective personal concern regarding the revelation you shared. Advances in this area are mind numbing and it is my sincere hope that the prognosis is encouraging. I want you to take that trip you mentioned but not because you believe it's your last hurrah . . . . please keep us in the loop and accept our collective admiration for your strength to fight the fight.
Bob wrote:Reading this is making me realize that cyberworld friends are not a facsimile. Cyberworld friends are no different than any other friends. No matter how we communicate with each other, either in person or not, we're always still the same human beings with the same feelings.
Thanks, friends.
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