Re: From Gail/Mom re: outcome of Don's appointment with his ENT doctor this afternoon re: his neck node (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

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 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:24:24 -0800 (PST)
 >
 >  > From: "Gail" <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 >  > To: <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>,
 >  >         "'Kim Stare Wallace'" <http://www.drycreekvineyard.com/~kim>,
 >  >         "'Romy Fidlon'" <http://www.gmail.com/~rfidlon1>,     
 >  >     "'Paula Richardson'" <http://www.gmail.com/~plrichardson46>
 >  > Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 23:08:05 -0800
 >  > 
 >  > Hi All,
 >  > 
 >  > I decided it was easier and quicker to send this email to all of you at the
 >  > same time. The doctor has sent an order to the Department of Nuclear
 >  > Medicine at the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center in Santa Barbara for Don to have
 >  > some more tests done including a nuclear medicine scan I believe to see
 >  > whether the cancer in the node from having had past skin cancers (which were
 >  > removed by his Dermatolgist) has spread anywhere else such as through the
 >  > lymphatic system. I think he said if that was the case, Don might need some
 >  > radiation as well. We should hear tomorrow when that test(s) will be
 >  > scheduled soon. Once ENT Dr. John McCaffery (who specializes in disorders of
 >  > the Ear, Nose, Throat, Sinuses, Voice, Dizziness, Head and Neck Surgery)
 >  > gets back the lab results and tell us what those are, he will most likely
 >  > contact us to make an appointment for him to surgically remove that node
 >  > sometime in Dec. or early Jan. He told us that the surgery most likely will
 >  > require a hospitalization overnight and would take about 2 hours to do. He
 >  > said he has done many of them before like this. 
 >  > 
 >  > Therefore, until I know when the surgery will be and the outcome of that, I
 >  > have decided it probably will be best that I don't schedule any plans at
 >  > Christmas nor near then this year. If we end up having a very minimal
 >  > Christmas this year, that's OK since we had such a wonderful Thanksgiving
 >  > with Kim and Romy here thankfully. I'm just thankful that we are at the
 >  > point in medicine now that this kind of thing can be treated. Dr. McCaffery
 >  > did say that his incision and stitches would be fairly long on Don's neck
 >  > although he would try to hide it among a wrinkle as much as possible. I will
 >  > keep you posted when we learn more in this regard. I feel hopeful but keep
 >  > your fingers crossed for a successful outcome. 
 >  > 
 >  > Love,
 >  > 
 >  > Gail/Mom