A rainy morning post with sunny news

Last week on Monday HB and went to Ann Arbor for a follow up CT scan.  This was kind of an ordeal, because the night before we had just gotten back from the Wheatland Festival.  The CT scan was quick, and the staff in the Radiology unit at the hospital was great as always.  They are always on time, and do quick and friendly work.  I almost like going there because they treat me so good.  It helps that I was there twice a week to get ascites drained.  They know me by name, and remembered that I had a garden, even though I haven't been there in months.

I was supposed to have an appointment with my urological oncologist later that day to go over the results.  Long story short (and this is why I hate the cancer center at u of m), they changed the appointment to Friday.  They did this by letter, on the Thursday previous to the appointment.  We had Thursday and Friday to try and get things rescheduled or figured out before the appointment on Monday.  We didn't want HB to have to take another day off from work, and drive the 4 hours round trip, to wait in the office 2 hours past my scheduled appointment, to see the doctor for 3 minutes.  Yes, this is how that clinic has been operating at all of my past appointments.  They finally agreed to call me with the results on last Friday.  I was supposed to call a number between 8-4, and the doctor would call me back when he had a free minute.  I called at 8:15, gave them my info, and waited.  At around 2, I hadn't heard anything and called back.  They assured me that Dr. Hafez would call me before 4. At 5:30, I received a call from a nurse practitioner with the results.  A special thanks to HB for calling and getting all of this arranged.  I was ready to wash my hands of U of M, but she was persistent, and was awesome for getting this arranged for me.  Anyway, the news...

No growth since March!  No growth anywhere, kidneys, pancreas, or liver!  Hope this news brightens your day, especially on a day like today, like it has mine.