Put off again...

The last two days have been rather quiet and calm. Robin takes his Hydrocodone APAP (Loritab)pain pills regularly and rests and is quiet all day.

Here it is Friday again and the appointment with Dr. Wallentine was called off. Last week before Robin had even had the liver biopsy Dr. W. had set us up with an appointment to see the results and discuss our plan for treatment.

Dr. W. himself called at 9 am and said that he had the results and they were inconclusive. (?) He said on the face of it they looked good... no cancerous cells found... but the "kicker" was...the biopsy wasn't done to his satisfaction and there really wasn't a clear "sample" taken. He said there was nothing to view in the lab as the needle they used wasn't for a core sample and hadn't gone into the right place...What? Robin says he remembers someone saying..."this needle isn't long enough!"

Anyway when the doctor hinted at trying for another sample...he caught himself before I could scream...Noooooooo! He agreed that Robin's liver biopsy could be titled "torture" and thought Robin would not consent to another. He agreed and thought maybe they would do a core sample biopsy on his mouth/jaw tumor. It got almost the same reaction from me. But he did suggest it be done with Robin under anesthesia. That could be his choice.

When I hung up the phone and gave Robin the news the look on his face was one of horror! Even the mouth biopsy got the same reaction.

I talked, later, to Dr. W.'s nurse and she said the ENT doctor would call us with info on what they planned to do. When his nurse called it was cut and dried...it is to be done by the doctor, in his office, with a local only. I tried to tell her what Dr. W. had suggested but I don't think she listened to me... but then said..."well I guess we could see what the ENT doctor says and if Robin wants to be put under... we can WAIT till there is an opening at the hospital or the doctors schedule". I feel like we are being held for ransom!

The last word was that Robin has an ENT appointment Monday morning...(originally scheduled to check his ear and if the antibiotic is helping)... and then we can talk about the "mouth" biopsy... and perhaps do it there and then.

We spend our days wating and wondering and hoping all this passing of time won't come back to haunt us. The weekend is going to drag by and I think Robin won't feel able to go to church. He also misses the MTC and his missionaries and the "clothing ladies".