Yesterday we saw Deb’s surgeon for a re-check
appointment. Deb’s main questions for
the surgeon were concerning her need for physical therapy to regain strength
and range of motion in her arms (she does need it) and what to expect with the
placement of a port if we decide to go the chemotherapy route.
As for chemotherapy, we’re still on the fence about
that. If you look at one study, they
tell you that, for Deb’s tumor size/type, chemotherapy isn’t really recommended
strongly due to the possible severity of the side effects. The next study says the opposite. The next study says something like “Well,
maybe, but only if you sacrifice a marmot at 2:17 AM during a full moon of a
month with a ‘u’ in it”. OK, I actually
haven’t seen that exact text, but after reading through a pile of medical
studies it isn’t that hard to imagine.
We go back to the oncologist tomorrow. We will probably have to give her Deb’s final
decision at that appointment. Which way
is Deb leaning? I don’t know - what hour
of the day is it? Is there a marmot
nearby and is the full moon coming up?
Oh, and that would have to wait until June anyway … or read the next study …
In an attempt to give Deb a nice diversion I took her to a tearoom
that we know of near where her appointment was yesterday. It was a good thing that I did, because we
found out that they are closing at the end of the month. We hadn’t been there in over three years, but
somehow got there just before they disappear forever. How random.
Much like the results of 15 or 20 different medical studies.
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