Our first doctor visited was a respected oncologist, a very intelligent board-certified man with a caring bed-side manner. But many in the community kept pointing us to a well-known cancer treatment center in Houston, M. D. Anderson. The rumor was that, although it is huge and on the leading edge of conquering cancer, it was a very difficult place to get in. My wife ignored those rumors, got on line, and completed an enrollment form for this hospital. She received an answer within a day or so inviting her for an appointment in three days. She collected all of the medical records and scan images we had and prepared for the meeting.
When we entered the facility we were not left hanging. Instead, we were given a detailed schedule of what they would do for us in the next 5 days: more extensive scans, blood work, etc., though they found the biopsies from the first doctor were adequate. We were assigned the head of the lymphoma department; he and an associate doctor provided us with many options and alternatives that might be ahead of us in our journey. After another few days of these tests, they would produce their findings and outline the treatment plan.
Friday, February 27, 2009
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