1ST ONCOLOGIST APPT.

The text that follows are Dr. Zu's words. He was a nice man.
We used my laptop to communicate.
My Guardian Angel Suzanne took me to the appt,
Dr. Zu made me the focus, and conversed with me,
via the laptop. Which was wonderful.

"YOU HAVE FOLLICULAR NON-HODGKINS LYMPHOMA.
YOU HAVE B CELL. THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF LYMPHOCYTES, B AND T CELLS.
YOU HAVE A TYPE THAT'S VERY TREATABLE, BUT MAY NOT BE VERY EASY TO CURE.

YOU WILL NEED A CT SCAN AND BONE MARROW BIOPSY.
THERE ARE 4 STAGES.
YOU ARE STARE 3 OR 4.
THE TEST WILL DETERMINE WHAT STAGE.
YOU WILL NEED
CHEMOTHERAPY.
CHEMO WILL BE COMBINATION OF RITUXAN, WHICH IS AN ANTIBODY, IN COMBINATION WITH CHEMOTHERAPY.
IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU ONCE EVERY 3 WEEKS FOR 18 WEEKS.
IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU THRU AN IV.
YOU WILL LOSE YOUR HAIR,
PROBABLY WILL BE A LOT THINNER.
OTHER SIDE EFFECTS ARE NAUSEA.
NAUSEA USUALLY IS ON THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER CHEMO. "

All in all, it was a very good appt.
Dr. Zu made sure that I understood that this cancer is very treatable and not urgent.
Also, at the appt, a nurse drew some blood. She was very good and asked me where the best vien was, I showed her, and she got the vien on the first try.
Monday morning is my CT Scan. I will have to drink some contrast concocktion bf the scan, weird huh?
"Can I get that on the rocks please?" ;-)

All in the Details.....

ok.....the exact dx is :
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma B Cell.
Tmw @ 3pm i see an oncologist for the first time.
The docs name is Dr. Kai Zu.
Male or female? lol ur guess is as good as mine!
i'll let u know.....

Treatment will be at the Grossmont Cancer Center,
in San Diego

the exact dx

I was told i have Non Hodgkins Lymphoma B Cell.

Tmw is my first appt with an oncologist.

The docs name is Dr. Kai Zu....

Does that sound like a male or a female name? lol~!

i guess i will let you know......

My Lumps

not good at all......
remember those 5 lumps i had removed? (05/03/07)
they sent them to the lab.
today (05/16/07) was my follow up.
i have Lymphoma - Cancer of the lymph nodes.

she said i will need:
1. to see an Oncologist, she will refer me.
2. Chemotherapy
3. Cat Scan to look at other Lymph nodes.
great....

i asked her basically wtf lol,
as i was so sure these lumps were just an 'NF2 thing'
she said
"Neurofibromatosis type 2,
causes DNA instability and puts you at risk
for some types of cancers." Dr Chelsea Hardin

dang.....KC