I’ve combined the main Duke posts to this one post. They were published September 11 and September 19, 2018. Duke Cancer Institute is in Durham, NC.——————————————————— Last week, Dr. Musgrave & Company began the referral process to Duke for emergency surgery. Dr. M. wants her to have… Duke Cancer Institute: The SagaRead more
Author: Amanda Grabler
CT Results (August 31, 2018)
I decided to make the CT results a separate entry, since there is a lot of detail in the report this time (not as thorough as others we’ve had, but… CT Results (August 31, 2018)Read more
Thoracentesis, COBRA, and Referral to Duke Cancer Institute
Thoracentesis: September 6, 2018, would have been her next day for chemo, but since the CT showed it wasn’t working, she didn’t have that. She did, however, get to have another… Thoracentesis, COBRA, and Referral to Duke Cancer InstituteRead more
Thoracentesis Cytology Results, Chemo & CT Results
For the last several fluid draw procedures (thoracentesis, paracentesis), either they didn’t get a good reading in cytology and couldn’t say if there were malignant cells, or they didn’t send… Thoracentesis Cytology Results, Chemo & CT ResultsRead more
The Language of Cancer: Them’s (Not) Fightin’ Words!
The Language of Cancer: Them’s (Not) Fightin’ Words! by Amanda Grabler, Copyright © August 2018 What words do you think about when you hear cancer? When you try to… The Language of Cancer: Them’s (Not) Fightin’ Words! Read more