New Lymph Nodes Are A Game Changer

Last weekend I found some lymph nodes in my groin on the right side that were swollen. My leg and pelvic area were fairly “puffy”. I hope I’m not being too scientific for anyone. I also have pain in my mid-back near my spine. On Tuesday morning I called and emailed the Physician’s Assistant in Houston. She responded that Dr. Clayman wanted to have my slides re-read because the swelling in the groin did not seem normal. My cervical cancer 7 years ago was “adenocarcinoma”. When the slides were read in Houston the result was “adenocarcinoma with papillary features of undetermined origin”. The Dr wanted me to have a Pet scan and bone scan. Comforting. Told her I would be on a plane that day so my meeting with Dr. Clayman was productive.

So This Is Cervical Cancer?

Well, the slides have been read by the Chairman of Radiology in Houston, and…are you sitting down? Apparently the cancer is cervical.  Wait, WHAT? How does that make any sense? I really don’t have answers, just a thousand questions. Dr. Clayman spoke with the head of the Gyn/Onc dept in Houston. He said I need to be seen ASAP. They are scheduling me for tests and an eval next week. I don’t have details yet as to when I’m leaving but I will let everyone know. The PA said that my case is “different and unusual”.  She read the communications between the Radiologist who read the slides and Dr. Clayman.

Not Today cancer, Not Today

This is all crazy. I’m very tired today. So much to process from an information point of view and an emotional point of view. I can do this. It will be a longer road than a radical neck dissection I think, but I can do this. This morning I met Jenn to run at 5 am. I didn’t want to run when I was getting dressed at 4:20. Maybe feeling a little sorry for myself. Maybe feeling aches and pains to find an excuse not to. Well, those thoughts didn’t last long. If I gave myself a pass today cancer would have scored a point. So as of today, Linda =1, cancer =0. Let’s do this and move on.