4/28/2008

4/28/08 - You always think they are going to be here forever. I had to come to reality that the statement is not always true. My dad went in for a neck injury and the last Cat Scan showed a mass above his left kidney. The mass is 6cm by 3cm. He has swelling in his cervical "neck" lymph nodes but his PCP could not confirm if they are related. He asked my dad to see an Ongologist Wednesday at 8am. They have pretty much told my parents that it was cancer without saying its cancer. "They want him to see the specialist" I don't think I am ready to face this, so for now I am telling myself nothing has been confirmed, so what do I worry about?My dad is a fighter and if its cancer our motto will be "FUCK CANCER"We are going to see the Oncologist Wednesday morning (4/30/08) who has scheduled another CatScan as well. I hope the news is not to bad...I am hoping for good news. News we don't have to worry to much about. Please keep us in your thoughts.4/30/08 - We are still in a waiting game, today my dad had to see his doctor who shared the news that he had cancer. Had to get a Cat Scan, give blood, and get instructions for his next steps. He has 2 appointments on Friday, has to complete a 24 hour urine test on Sunday, and has another appointment with the doctor on Monday. It's crazy how quickly things start to happen. You barley have any time to soak the information up before you are getting instructions on what you have to do next. I feel awful for my dad, I can tell he is overwhelmed and does not want anyone to know. This was what the Dr. said, he is 99.9% sure its cancer but he does not know where the cancer is. Not sure if its on the adrenal gland, kidney, or liver. He also mentioned that he needed to get a good look at my dad's stomach to make sure no cancer was their. He is possibly going to do a biopsy of the lymph node depending on the urinalysis results. So again we wait! Not knowing what type of cancer it is or how we are going to beat this shit. I feel so selfish when I say this but its my finals week and I am so drained already I just want it to go away for 2 weeks. Just so I could finish school without the extra stress. Guess life never works on your plans. More details to come.