Results, Indirectly

Enrique has a knack for befriending receptionists, which means he can usually get a good appointment or reach the doctor by telephone. But his buddy at his endocrinologist's office is on vacation, so he has had some trouble getting the results of his PET and CT scans.

We had hoped to get the results as early as Friday, but no later than Tuesday. The temporary receptionist keeps putting him off. Today is Thursday and he finally learned that "there is nothing to be concerned about in the results" but that the doctor would like to discuss them in person, at his next appointment, on June 7th.

It's a huge relief that there is no really bad news in those scans. It's also annoying to have to wait another week to learn more. But we've learned that when the doctors are concerned things move quickly; when they aren't, they move slowly.

We had both spent a lot of time imagining getting an "all clear" or a death sentence from the scans. It's clearly not a death sentence. It sounds like it's not quite an "all clear" either - but hopefully it's not too far removed.

We should get a sneak peak at the results on Monday, when we meet with Enrique's surgeon.