Good luck and let us know how your biopsy turned out. Your in my prayers.
Let the tube stay in, I understand that that is the new way of removing fat
( if you don't need to loose any fat; just send the tube to me!). My
prayers, your friend, Lillian
-----Original Message-----
From: John C. Montgomery <monty48@erinet.com>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Thursday, April 23, 1998 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MOL] tests tomorrow.../Carla.
>Carla, I love the way you explained that roller coaster ride. That is
>exactly the way I feel. I think that is why I was dreading this surgery.
>I was so afraid of what they would find, and I had spent a WHOLE year
>living a normal life.......no chemo, tests, etc.
>I will be thinking about you tomorrow. ( I know what test days do to me! )
>I go to the doctor this afternoon for my post operative checkup. I hope
>that they take out this drain and I will probably hear the results of the
>biopsy that they did during surgery. Keep your fingers crossed!! Mary Ann
>
>
>
>
>>You know I have found that I learn so much about myself each day that I am
>>on the cancering journey.... I have most recently learned that
>>approaching tests is a frightening experience and think I understand why.
>>
>>
>>Because once upon a time there were some very wonderful people that went
>>to see the nice doctor and instead of the normal visit, they climbed on a
>>roller coaster that went higher than they had ever been and then started
>>falling faster and deeper than any of them ever wanted to go.
>>
>>About the time they were getting their stomachs back from the fall, the
>>roller coaster shifted and went into a dark tunnel where the nice people
>>could not see what lay ahead, and they were scared. They found themselves
>>screaming until they finally saw the light of day again. When they saw
>>the light they were so relieved that the nightmare ride must be over and
>>then; they started climbing up another hill and worrying about another
>>fall...
>>
>>This may be an elementary way to explain how I am feeling, but it is
>>accurate for me as I start my six month checkups tomorrow with the Brain
>>MRI and the CT scan of the chest. I still don't know when the PET scan
>>will be, but I pray that it will be soon as well. I am hoping to get all
>>results early next week and be able to walk off and away from the roller
>>coaster until the next set of tests start it back up again....
>>
>>God Bless you my friends and thank you for your prayers and jokes, sharing
>>and love.... You have all become a blessing and that is one of the more
>>wonderful things about this cancering journey... Love, Carla
>>
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>><DIV><FONT color=#000000>You know I have found that I learn so much about
>>myself
>>each day that I am on the cancering journey.... I have most recently
>>learned that approaching tests is a frightening experience and think I
>>understand why. </FONT></DIV>
>><DIV><FONT color=#000000></FONT> </DIV>
>><DIV><FONT color=#000000>Because once upon a time there were some very
>>wonderful
>>people that went to see the nice doctor and instead of the normal visit,
they
>>climbed on a roller coaster that went higher than they had ever been and
then
>>started falling faster and deeper than any of them ever wanted to
go.
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>><DIV><FONT color=#000000></FONT> </DIV>
>><DIV><FONT color=#000000>About the time they were getting their stomachs
back
>>from the fall, the roller coaster shifted and went into a dark tunnel
>>where the
>>nice people could not see what lay ahead, and they were scared. They found
>>themselves screaming until they finally saw the light of day again.
When
>>they saw the light they were so relieved that the nightmare ride must be
over
>>and then; they started climbing up another hill and worrying about another
>>fall...</FONT></DIV>
>><DIV><FONT color=#000000></FONT> </DIV>
>><DIV>This may be an elementary way to explain how I am feeling, but it is
>>accurate for me as I start my six month checkups tomorrow with the Brain
>>MRI and
>>the CT scan of the chest. I still don't know when the PET scan will
be,
>>but I pray that it will be soon as well. I am hoping to get all
results
>>early next week and be able to walk off and away from the roller coaster
until
>>the next set of tests start it back up again....</DIV>
>><DIV> </DIV>
>><DIV>God Bless you my friends and thank you for your prayers and jokes,
>>sharing
>>and love.... You have all become a blessing and that is one of the
more
>>wonderful things about this cancering journey... Love,
>>Carla</DIV></BODY></HTML>
>
>
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