September 1st - Oncology

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Last time I lost my something important.. 

The Oncology center is in the same building as my dentist. I passed it every time I went to get my annual cleaning and always remember thinking, "Well, hey, at least I'm not going there for my appointment."

Well, on September 1 I did go there for my appointment. There wasn't a lot of new information, to be honest, so I expect this to be short. The thing I will say about it is that from the moment I walked in to the moment I walked out, the staff was impressive. They were surprisingly upbeat, caring and engaged. In sharp contrast to some of my previous experience with, for example, getting the ultrasound done, they were on point each phase of the process. Even their paperwork seemed less onerous than others.

The big takeaway from the appointment with my new Oncology doc was that I would be going in for follow up scanning - A PET Scan and an MRI - to nail down what the previous CAT Scan had shown in the lungs and whether there was any evidence of additional spread. Regardless, my new Doctor wanted to emphasize that the prognosis was still excellent. 

Next time we get into scans. Lots of scans.