TWO WORDS

All Benign

Learning patience - Identifying frustration

Current update -
The urologist office called. The first call was "well.....9 of 10 slides indicated no cancer - but one was unable to be defined" So after that, I called back and said "I don't think that's enough information"

After very little more info from the office-staff nurse, I asked the doc to call.

The cut & dried info seems to be inolving this one slide - not able to be defined so it will be sent off to Richmond - results could be up to 2 weeks away - it's a 50/50 that something might turn up.

If not (it could be inconclusive too) then there's a chance that we wait for a month or two and do the PSA and biopsy all over again.

The wait to wait to be on the list to wait is probably the most frustrating part. Of course, that's magnified by Natasha kicking up on Monday afternoon and then pulling Boris into the act by Tuesday morning. made it up to lunch - but when I was eating ( I had taken about 1/2 pain pill through the day) it suddenly wasn't working. Sitting hurt - standing hurt and going from one to the next was MUCH less than joyous. First time I can remember that I made it to school and had to go home.

:-D I *did* stay long enough to work with the 2005 Edition of the PikeView CHORALE ( my select choral group) long enough to get them going. Already had rehearsed the bell choir but missed PikeView Singers for a 2nd day. Didn't go today - the pain pills didn't wear off until about noon.

Tough lessons in my process of learning. I'm more in line with "do the test - deal with the results" The lesson here is "wait 'til we know - or know if we don't know"

I'm doing fine in dealing with what might come - just bring it on! How typical of me - right?

Thanks for your continued kind thoughts. Each of you readers have to know, these keep me with the boat in the water, oars in contact and paddling like crazy!

Add, as I know you will, friends and families that are known by us and those unknown by us who are learning patience in the survival and restructuring of life in the wake of Katrina.


You may NOT know that there is a national organization of those with PKD and their family and friends. In many cities there are walks scheduled.....

http://www.fundraisers.com/causes/pkd_walk.html

http://www.pkdcure.org/site/PageServer

In comparing me with those in New Orleans and those with highly progressed cases of PKD,
remind yourself that 'Tim is really doing FINE"

PAX

BIOPSY DONE

Well - the strange part is done and, actually, it was ok! Not much pain - no bleeding as of yet (which is a surprise) and the only real pain is from the two antibiotic shots - one in EACH hip. Thanks for your thoughts! Results are three to six days out. Keep in touch! (yes I'm really fine)