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Waiting & the Handoff

March 31, 2006

After finishing 2 rounds of chemo & 22 radiation treatments, I had to wait 4 – 6 weeks to have surgery to remove the tumor.  Dr. Frank Frassica, the Orthopedic Oncologist on my team recommended that Dr. Kristy Weber take over my case.  At the time, I was very upset.  I didn’t want a new Dr & having to explain everything I had endured to this point.  But it ended up being a very good thing!

When Dr. Weber contacted me, she knew my case & what I had been through.  I was very impressed!  Her comment was … if my calculation is correct you are eligible for surgery on Tuesday, April 25th, will that work for you?  I couldn’t believe it.  I had battled at different times for appts, etc … so this was a breath of fresh air for me!  Of course, I said YES!

Now I just had to get through 4 more weeks of no sickness, etc … it was difficult coming from an appt driven world to the “waiting” game.  Extremely rough mentally & I was full of fear.

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