feralcrane said:Did the doctor write Hodgins?..
Bloodwork, urine tests, abdominal scans, head scans... everything looks perfect. Honestly, it’s almost too good to be true. But the biopsy showed they pulled a 5x3x2 cm tumor from the neck. They mentioned popcorn cells, CD 20 positive, CD 3 positive, some kind of Ki-1 lymphoma...
And that first lump wasn't lonely; now there's more at the neck (again), the groin...
All this happening within a single month.
They did a puncture on the new lump—results are due Friday. I read somewhere that a biopsy is the only way to get a definitive diagnosis, yet we still don't have one. What on earth are they waiting for?
Look, the only way you're getting an answer to that is if you storm through the entire hospital and grab a doctor by the collar the second you see them, demanding clear answers.
Come on, people, you need to be more decisive and aggressive when dealing with doctors. They aren't going to walk up to you and start explaining exactly what you need to know, and nobody else is going to step in and lobby on your behalf.
Forget about that; it's a total utopia. When we talk about "fighting cancer" or "taking the bull by the horns,"
we're talking about every single obstacle that comes bundled with the disease itself. You have a chance to tap into your assertive side—not being rude, just being bold and persistent until you get what you came for. Use it.😉
On a lighter note, Hodgins is highly treatable! I have a friend who beat it when she was 16, and now at 28, she's happily looking forward to her future.😍
