Catia Bitching Cancer

So, after getting in a screaming match with an appointment clerk at Kaiser (well, match is not exactly a fitting word, since I was the only one screaming, she was just being condescending and snippy), I was called back by my surgeon, and then her appointment nurse and given some appointments. On the 18th I will have pre-op procedures, like electro-cardiogram, blood tests, xrays, and whatever else they need to do before a surgery. On the 19th I will see one plastic surgeon for a consult. If he says I am a candidate for immediate reconstruction, then on the 20th I will have the sentinel node biopsy. I won’t have to be in the hospital overnight for this. If he says I will have to go for delayed reconstruction, then I will have a mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy at the same time on the 24th (in which case I will have an overnight stay at the hospital). On the 26th I have a consult with a second plastic surgeon. Serena has kindly offered to come with me to the plastic surgeons’ appointments, so that she can help me choose the best one for reconstruction.

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