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Thank you for your hopes and prayers.
My sister, Stephanie, is going into the testing phase on Monday. They'll be doing a needle biopsy on the enlarged lymph node on her neck, and give her a PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan to pinpoint where all the other hot spots are besides the lung, if any. Until the biopsy results come back (Thursday), it's not "officially" cancer, but who's kidding here?
I got my dad's medical woes, heart attacks and strokes, and I thought I got the bad half. Yeah, right.
Since my memory sucks...
Maternal Grandfather: Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (cause of death)
Maternal Grandmother: Lung Cancer (one lung removed); Breast Cancer (one breast removed)
Mother: Skin Cancer; Fibroadenoma (benign breast tumor); Manic Depression; Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
Paternal Grandfather: Myocardial Infarction (cause of death)
Paternal Grandmother: Cerebrovascular Accident (left brain); Myocardial Infarction (cause of death)
Father: Paranoid Schizoprenia; Emphysema; Cerebrovascular Accident (left brain); Myocardial Infarction (cause of death)
Me
September, 1975: Diabetes Mellitus onset (Islet Antibody)
August, 1985: Pneumonia, both lungs (respirator, two weeks)
September, 1987: Tonsillectomy
April, 1989: Panretinal Photocoagulation (laser surgery, both eyes)
April, 1991: Myocardial Infarction; Angioplasty; diagnosis of Ulcer, High Blood Pressure & Renal Failure (35%)
May, 1992: Vitrectomy (left eye)
November, 1992: Congestive Heart Failure
February, 1993: Arteriovenous Graft & Hemodialysis
April, 1993: Coronary Artery Bypass (quadruple)
July, 1993: Kidney/Pancreas Transplant (cadaver donor)
August, 1993: Rejection Episodes (Moderate & Mild)
August, 1993: Hallucination Episode (magnesium overdose)
August, 1993: Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal surgery)
November, 1998: Fibroadenoma Lumpectomy (benign breast tumor)
October, 2001: Arteriovenous Graft closed
May, 2002: Osteoplasty (right knee)
Summer, 2003: Fractures (multiple, right foot)
October, 2004: End-Stage Renal Failure & Hemodialysis (lost transplant)
June, 2005: Kidney Transplant (living donor)
June, 2005: Cerebrovascular Accident (left brain)
June, 2005: Mechanical Thrombectomy (5th hour)
April, 2006: Transplant Rejection (pancreas)
May, 2005: Avascular Necrosis diagnosed (right knee, prolonged steroid use)
June, 2006: Pancreas Transplant (cadaver donor)
December, 2006: Transplant Rejection (pancreas)
Please excuse the Latin. It might be nice to print it out before my next doctor appointment.
My sister, Stephanie, is going into the testing phase on Monday. They'll be doing a needle biopsy on the enlarged lymph node on her neck, and give her a PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan to pinpoint where all the other hot spots are besides the lung, if any. Until the biopsy results come back (Thursday), it's not "officially" cancer, but who's kidding here?
I got my dad's medical woes, heart attacks and strokes, and I thought I got the bad half. Yeah, right.
Since my memory sucks...
Maternal Grandfather: Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (cause of death)
Maternal Grandmother: Lung Cancer (one lung removed); Breast Cancer (one breast removed)
Mother: Skin Cancer; Fibroadenoma (benign breast tumor); Manic Depression; Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
Paternal Grandfather: Myocardial Infarction (cause of death)
Paternal Grandmother: Cerebrovascular Accident (left brain); Myocardial Infarction (cause of death)
Father: Paranoid Schizoprenia; Emphysema; Cerebrovascular Accident (left brain); Myocardial Infarction (cause of death)
Me
September, 1975: Diabetes Mellitus onset (Islet Antibody)
August, 1985: Pneumonia, both lungs (respirator, two weeks)
September, 1987: Tonsillectomy
April, 1989: Panretinal Photocoagulation (laser surgery, both eyes)
April, 1991: Myocardial Infarction; Angioplasty; diagnosis of Ulcer, High Blood Pressure & Renal Failure (35%)
May, 1992: Vitrectomy (left eye)
November, 1992: Congestive Heart Failure
February, 1993: Arteriovenous Graft & Hemodialysis
April, 1993: Coronary Artery Bypass (quadruple)
July, 1993: Kidney/Pancreas Transplant (cadaver donor)
August, 1993: Rejection Episodes (Moderate & Mild)
August, 1993: Hallucination Episode (magnesium overdose)
August, 1993: Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal surgery)
November, 1998: Fibroadenoma Lumpectomy (benign breast tumor)
October, 2001: Arteriovenous Graft closed
May, 2002: Osteoplasty (right knee)
Summer, 2003: Fractures (multiple, right foot)
October, 2004: End-Stage Renal Failure & Hemodialysis (lost transplant)
June, 2005: Kidney Transplant (living donor)
June, 2005: Cerebrovascular Accident (left brain)
June, 2005: Mechanical Thrombectomy (5th hour)
April, 2006: Transplant Rejection (pancreas)
May, 2005: Avascular Necrosis diagnosed (right knee, prolonged steroid use)
June, 2006: Pancreas Transplant (cadaver donor)
December, 2006: Transplant Rejection (pancreas)
Please excuse the Latin. It might be nice to print it out before my next doctor appointment.