Wednesday will be exactly 14 days from when they told me the tumor would arrive at the testing facility. The test is supposed to take 7-14 days.
I’ve heard nothing.
I’m taking this time to really enjoy the normalcy of our lives. I’m trying my best to get caught up at work…and hopefully ahead before I start chemo.
As I suspected, my doctor’s appointment presented me with two options yesterday: start chemo now while we wait on my test to be run or wait.
As a reminder, this test could potentially (but not likely) tell me I don’t need chemo. Seems silly to start if there is a chance I don’t need it.
She was apologetic that this has taken so long.
One of my main concerns was that the company would begin running the OncoType DX test on my tumor when my insurance has not agreed to cover it.
The good news is that isn’t happening because, as of Friday, MD Anderson STILL hadn’t sent my tumor.
The bad news is that, as of Friday, MD Anderson STILL hadn’t sent my tumor.
Chemo Update…
Well, I guess the update is that there is no update.
Last week (three weeks after we met with our OKC oncologist), I talked with the nurse at OU Cancer Center. I got the vibe that I might have slipped through the cracks a little bit.
Today, OU Cancer Center called to schedule my chemo. “We have openings as soon as next Tuesday,” she said.
On Thursday morning, Alan and I met with Dr. Wajeeha Abdul Razaq at OU Cancer Center.
I really liked her. We did not feel rushed. She answered all of our questions, but even better … She walked in, sat down and apologized that I was going through this. Then, knowing we had already been to an oncologist so we already knew a lot, she began to explain things to us. She didn’t assume we knew.