When I first was diagnosed with cancer, I kept thinking, what are the odds? If you have a tumor in your throat, there's a 95% chance that it is NOT cancer. Then out of that 5%, even with a biopsy saying it is "suspicious" of cancer, there is still just a 50% chance that it …
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The Biopsy
The day of my biopsy, I went alone. I was ushered around the hospital, feeling like a lost child until I was finally directed to the intervention radiology department; deep in the hospital basement. I sat there sullenly in the waiting room, fiddling with my sweater and looking down at my feet, occasionally locking eyes …
Ultrasound Report
It took a couple months to get an appointment with the endocrinologist my general practitioner recommended I see. All I knew at this point was that the radiologist saw some concerning characteristics in my tumor. When I first met my endo, I could tell she was a good one. I instantly trusted her opinion and …
The "Good" Cancer 