The biopsy has officially been scheduled for the
morning of November 10th. Unfortunately that was the first
appointment they had available, but now I’m on the waiting list, so hopefully
something will open up sooner. Waiting 2 full weeks to confirm whether or not you
have freaking CANCER and find out what kind it is doesn’t exactly sound like a
great time, but there’s not much I can do about it. On the other hand, maybe it’s
reassuring that this isn’t a 5-alarm, all-hands-on-deck, get-her-in-NOW
situation.
In the end Interventional Radiology will be
doing the biopsy, which means it will not be a bronchoscopy. They said I will receive
both sedation and local anesthesia, and that I shouldn’t be in the procedure
room for more than an hour and a half, but afterwards I will have to wait in
recovery for 2 hours and get 2 chest x-rays to make sure everything is ok. I
also have to arrive an hour early, so the whole thing will take about 4 hours. I
don’t know how long it will take them to get results afterwards, but hopefully
it will be quick!
So now I get to twiddle my thumbs for the next
2 weeks and try not to think cancer thoughts or something. We’ll see how that
goes!
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