E N and T visit II
June 7, 2010 My wife accompanies me to this appt. After exchanging pleasantries, the Dr. says that the CT scan confirmed what he thought, that I definitely did have swollen lymph nodes, both sides of my neck ... "what are they, doc?".
He tells me we'll need to biopsy one of "them" to find out. The one on my throat is the best candidate. Needle will probably not get enough tissue, surgical removal would be best. Let's do it, I said. I just want to know wt_ I have.
Dr. says I need some pre-op tests and a pre-op exam, so it's back to the primary care dude.
Up to now I've been limiting who knows what but feel obliged to at least get my mom in the loop.
At my sister Marta's suggestion, Julie and I very casually bring it up to my mom that I'm having a growth removed and manage to totally downplay it. It comes across to my mom as a non_event.
Mission accomplished.
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