UNFORESEEN EVENTS
With the house taken care of now, our plan was to stay with our friends Masha and Leo for the month of September, during which we would deal with any unfinished business. However, just as we were elbow deep in packing, our "adventure" before THE adventure decided to take place. You see, while most of our immunizations were given to us by the Travel Clinic, where you are sent to by our doctor the second you mention the sort of trip we were about to take. However, as it turned out, some of the more common shots like Hepatitis A, B, and TD, can be given to you in your own doctor’s office. Now, I am not a big believer in regular checkups, but when I heard that I would have to go to the doctor’s office anyway, I decided to kill two birds with one stone and get myself a full physical. The check-up happened right before we signed the contract regarding the house, so the call about my results could not have came in a more hectic and stressful moment. “We found some abnormal cells,” she said, and then was quick to add, as my medical history was probably right in front of her as well, “It is not cancer” (my father passed away four years ago from gastric cancer). “Yet”.
The next couple of weeks passed by with one specialist appointment after another. I had a biopsy that confirmed that I do indeed have certain pre-cancerous cells present, but I was assured that my condition is 100% treatable. I had to undergo a minor operation and now await my Oct. 12th checkup to hear that all is well, and by the end of the month we would be free and safe to leave the country. Exciting.
The next couple of weeks passed by with one specialist appointment after another. I had a biopsy that confirmed that I do indeed have certain pre-cancerous cells present, but I was assured that my condition is 100% treatable. I had to undergo a minor operation and now await my Oct. 12th checkup to hear that all is well, and by the end of the month we would be free and safe to leave the country. Exciting.