About 1 in 100 breast cancer cases are men

[wroughtn_harv]

Today was the big day, the day when the oncologist gives us the results of all the MRIs, CT scans, X Rays, blood tests etc.

He was forty five minutes late to see us, thirty of those minutes we were in the exam room.

My fear was Stage 4, every minute was a special form of torture.

So I went new skewl on her, pulled out the IPhone and started clicking away as she protested.

Then I did it again after the doc left orders for her to get into something more comfortable.

It's Stage 2B. That's a good bad when the bad bad is Stage 4.

Wednesday we have to be at the hospital at 7:30 am and they will start surgery about 9:00. She should be coming home after two days to her caretaker, aka, best welder she was ever married to.

 

[ronjhall]

Betty and I are praying for Glenda and you.

 

[sixdogs]

What an amazing thread with the journey of Jinman and the posts and posters that supported him. There are some pretty nice people here.

 

[txdon]

Harvey, that is a good bad. Did they ever explain the mosaic pattern you saw? It looks like the picture taking took both your minds off the long wait.:thumbsup:

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Don, I'm not comfortable with the way some things have been either unexplained or completely dismissed by the professionals. However, I know and appreciate the best weapon we have in this battle with the cancer is my wife's attitude. I'm going with the positive and prepared in case the negative becomes a reality.

Cancer treatment is a machine that is first and foremost profit driven. All of the successful professionals are people people who are caring because otherwise they won't survive financially. The system is profitable because it has high success rates which means they do the best for the most of the patients.

We are in the machine. It is designed with few cut outs. I also appreciate the deference to other experts among the experts. It is not unlike the subs on a construction project not dissing other subs or the general to the client. If you cause questions then you won't be invited to the next project.

I also see that this cancer is extremely aggressive, yesterday the oncologist measured it at 6.5 cm. We can't let it stay in place because it will cause death sooner than later. The double mastectomy is a given. And we won't know exactly how big it is and for sure there is no lymph node involvement without it.

We are planning on hitting the road next spring after treatment. Right now it will be with Lucy and the fifth wheel. In the mean time I am going to sell a lot of tools and attempt to get into the craft world of ETSY for some income and an outlet for the creative forces that seem to rule my world.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Thats better news than it could have been. It sounds like y'all have good perspective on the system.
More prayers coming your way.

Glenda has a beautiful smile.

 

[bindian]

Harv,
The photos are awesome and shows the strong relationship Y'all have to have hospital gown photos taken of her. What all will you be making and selling on ETSY?
Prayers and hugs, Brandi

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Daughters had a hissy fit over the gown photos on Facebook. That was until I explained that they expressed the beauty of my wife that I see all of the time and others only see occasionally. They came around.

 

[bindian]

Daughters had a hissy fit over the gown photos on Facebook. That was until I explained that they expressed the beauty of my wife that I see all of the time and others only see occasionally. They came around.

I figured as much. Good job!
hugs, Brandi

 

[Bird]

Daughters had a hissy fit over the gown photos on Facebook. That was until I explained that they expressed the beauty of my wife that I see all of the time and others only see occasionally. They came around.

Very good answer, Harvey. And of course, I certainly don't see why anyone would object to those photos. And besides having a nice smile, we also learned at Jim & Kathy's place that Glenda's also a good, and cheerful, worker.