Ok, since my last post I have had multiple calls and been in touch with Dr Senders P.A.(Physicians Assistant) Julie and she is awesome and she has a ton of calls out to different hospitals and also to the insurance company. Shes working on getting me approved to see them ASAP, she wants me to get the PET scan done this Monday instead of on Monday Sept 28th, she says that the the doctor also wants me to do some more panels specific to cancer and certain anti-bodies in the blood . Then she wants me to go get the specimen that they took out of me (the enlarged lymph node) and drive it myself to UCI Medical Center to be examined by their own pathologists. I also need to do a CAT scan of my chest and do some heart tests. Julie said that the doctor is highly concerned for my health and well being and wants to get me into see them YESTERDAY! She told me that her and Dr Sender are appalled at the run-around Ive been getting and she said that if everything goes according to plan and they work their magic, best case scenario as long as I get all of the tests done asap, is that i could be starting chemo as soon as Monday Sept 28th!! Julie said that the results from the last surgical (or excisional biopsy) has signs in the tissue that were marked as Burkitts related, but they need to know for sure cause it changes treatment.
They need to find out if i have intermediate lymphoma or the Burkitts because the treatment is different. Now Burkitts is faster growing and definitely more dangerous as in the fact that it can kill someone in the amount of time its been since I found the mass in my groin, but if caught and treated properly it is completely curable with chemo! So the good news is if I have Burkitts, not only is Dr Sender one of the only specialists in Orange County that is really familiar with it and how to treat it, it can be cured, as if its Intermediate Lymphoma then it is less risky right now, cause typically it grows and spreads slower, but it also is a lot less likely to be cured the first time you go thru chemotheraoy and also the chemo treatments go on for longer.
So I'm about to get waaaay personal with you guys! Julie told me that sometimes guys who go through the Burkitts Chemo treatment (or any Chemo for that matter) can become infertile and never have children! So she is referring me to a sperm bank and wants me to start making deposits there on Monday and two more times this week, cause u can't once you start chemotherapy. Here comes the catch , its $250 for them to take and test it and then to keep it frozen for future use, plus there is a yearly storage fee.
Now of course I think I want children, but not anytime soon! I don't think that its even an option for me anytime soon with my condition and financial situation. But do I wanna risk it, its just a chance that it could make me infertile. So what should I do, plus not to mention I don't have the money right now for something like this. SO should I borrow money for this. Its just soo hard cause I haven't met the "one" yet and it would be a lot easier if I could discuss this with her, I mean I'm all for adoption,one of my best friends from high school April, her family adopted two beautiful s Gracie and Ruthy and I've seen the wonderful addition it made to their family.
But i obviously would want to carry on the Poynter gene's. I really just don't know what to do, is a potential child in my far off future something that should be stressing me out now? I guess if I can gather the money or not might be a large factor in my decision. Any thoughts?
Well I'm sure there was more I wanted to tell you, but I'm drawing a blank right now. Please comment and let me know what you think.
Thanks and GOD Bless,
ADP
They need to find out if i have intermediate lymphoma or the Burkitts because the treatment is different. Now Burkitts is faster growing and definitely more dangerous as in the fact that it can kill someone in the amount of time its been since I found the mass in my groin, but if caught and treated properly it is completely curable with chemo! So the good news is if I have Burkitts, not only is Dr Sender one of the only specialists in Orange County that is really familiar with it and how to treat it, it can be cured, as if its Intermediate Lymphoma then it is less risky right now, cause typically it grows and spreads slower, but it also is a lot less likely to be cured the first time you go thru chemotheraoy and also the chemo treatments go on for longer.
So I'm about to get waaaay personal with you guys! Julie told me that sometimes guys who go through the Burkitts Chemo treatment (or any Chemo for that matter) can become infertile and never have children! So she is referring me to a sperm bank and wants me to start making deposits there on Monday and two more times this week, cause u can't once you start chemotherapy. Here comes the catch , its $250 for them to take and test it and then to keep it frozen for future use, plus there is a yearly storage fee.
Now of course I think I want children, but not anytime soon! I don't think that its even an option for me anytime soon with my condition and financial situation. But do I wanna risk it, its just a chance that it could make me infertile. So what should I do, plus not to mention I don't have the money right now for something like this. SO should I borrow money for this. Its just soo hard cause I haven't met the "one" yet and it would be a lot easier if I could discuss this with her, I mean I'm all for adoption,one of my best friends from high school April, her family adopted two beautiful s Gracie and Ruthy and I've seen the wonderful addition it made to their family.
But i obviously would want to carry on the Poynter gene's. I really just don't know what to do, is a potential child in my far off future something that should be stressing me out now? I guess if I can gather the money or not might be a large factor in my decision. Any thoughts?
Well I'm sure there was more I wanted to tell you, but I'm drawing a blank right now. Please comment and let me know what you think.
Thanks and GOD Bless,
ADP
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