A lot has gone on the last couple of weeks! I left off with Dr. Grossman telling me the scans were clear. About a week later, Karen (the nurse from Dr. Grossman's office) called and left me a voice message. Karen's message said that she needed me to call her but that it was "no big deal!" I started laughing after hearing the message. Everything that comes from Huntsman is A BIG DEAL! I called Karen who told me that Dr. Grossman was looking at the CT scan of my neck and it showed some questions about some lymph nodes in the my neck. Karen said Dr. Grossman said that if I was not on the study, he would just watch the lymph nodes but because of the study, I needed to get a PET CT scan to see if the lymph nodes were "reactive". Karen told me that the PET CT scan will be scheduled and I would be given the time. I told Karen that this week was bad because our dispatch center is going live to a new 911 phone system. I had train...
In 2003, I was diagnosised with melanoma. Following surgery, tests showed no more cancer. In 2010, I found a lump below my right ear. It was removed and again found to be melanoma. A second surgery has left scars on the right side of my face. This is my journey!