so i saw my doctor today. he wants the oncologist to make a descision between radiating the arm, or the doc doing surgery on it again, he is afraid that it is going to be an ongoing problem. he thinks that every time he takes one out another will grow in its place since the ones that are growing now showed up fairly soon after that last surgery, if there are too many surgeries done on the arm it will eventually ruin the arm, from scar tissue and/or infection etc.
so i took the report from the ultrasound to my oncologist's office, talked to her nurse, as the oncologist is out of the office till monday.
he also gave me pain PATCHES rather then continuing with pain pills, since they can be addictive and i can only take them at night since i can not drive after taking them.
so we will see how the patches work out, have never used them before.
BUT i did find out today, no one had ever come out and said it in these terms before, the cancer itself will NOT kill me, it will be end up being complications from it compromising my immune system that will eventually be the death of me, baring some other form of death, so that did make me feel better, i have always pictured it being a long painful drawn out death like i have seen in other cancer patients. Supposedly mine wont be that way.
remains to be seen, and i pray it wont be for LOTS AND LOTS of years from now :)
i will update monday if i find out more then
i have never had radiation so i dont know much about it
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