HEALING, THE FIGHT WITH CANCER

Season 2 Episode 1: Back Again

October 18, 2023 Doug Allan Season 2 Episode 1
Season 2 Episode 1: Back Again
HEALING, THE FIGHT WITH CANCER
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HEALING, THE FIGHT WITH CANCER
Season 2 Episode 1: Back Again
Oct 18, 2023 Season 2 Episode 1
Doug Allan

 Towards the end of this past summer, I received a blow that I didn't see coming.  We had been told a year and a half earlier that I was cancer-free.  After this announcement, I was still seeing my oncologist every 3 months.  Before each visit, I would go to the hospital lab and imagining department for tests and blood work-ups.  Two visits ago, towards the end of the appointment, I asked Dr. Reese when I could have my port removed.  He said, "About that, we need to discuss something before we decide anything about the port."  I knew what was coming.  We had been watching a small spot in the lower, right lobe of my lungs.  It had not been changing at all during the past few months, but Dr. Reese told us that it had now grown and was now 4 to 5 times larger.  It had only been about 2mm and was now 1cm.  He told us that I needed to have a biopsy of this growth to see what was going on.     Dr. Reese said he wanted the biopsy ASAP.  If it was cancerous, there would need to be a plan of attack to rid again this ugly foe. 

I hope you have enjoyed this episode of Healing. Please feel free to join me each week for the next 2 or 3 months, and hopefully, I can help you or someone you know become a stronger cancer warrior. Share this musical podcast with your friends and family. Cancer needs to be put in its place!

Show Notes

 Towards the end of this past summer, I received a blow that I didn't see coming.  We had been told a year and a half earlier that I was cancer-free.  After this announcement, I was still seeing my oncologist every 3 months.  Before each visit, I would go to the hospital lab and imagining department for tests and blood work-ups.  Two visits ago, towards the end of the appointment, I asked Dr. Reese when I could have my port removed.  He said, "About that, we need to discuss something before we decide anything about the port."  I knew what was coming.  We had been watching a small spot in the lower, right lobe of my lungs.  It had not been changing at all during the past few months, but Dr. Reese told us that it had now grown and was now 4 to 5 times larger.  It had only been about 2mm and was now 1cm.  He told us that I needed to have a biopsy of this growth to see what was going on.     Dr. Reese said he wanted the biopsy ASAP.  If it was cancerous, there would need to be a plan of attack to rid again this ugly foe. 

I hope you have enjoyed this episode of Healing. Please feel free to join me each week for the next 2 or 3 months, and hopefully, I can help you or someone you know become a stronger cancer warrior. Share this musical podcast with your friends and family. Cancer needs to be put in its place!