It Just Doesn't Get any Easier

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  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #22
    maglets said:

    good

    okay all good here.....here is the back story.  My old onc would give heads up over the phone or her nurse would....nothing big but they would say things like....no this test is looking good.....no need to worry. So on Monday had the CT and wed called just to see if I could get a nothing to worry about here.....but no......nurse phones back and says we will see you Thursday at one.....now to me this means....it is BAD and we need to see you.  So hubby and I are basically up all night fussing .....walk in to day and no the tests are great!! This office firmly refuses to give any test results over the phone...

    you have to physically turn up and get the results......I did not question it or fight today.....this onc is is only game in town right now so I am watching my step...I still hate it.....I hate the cat and mouse game....

     

    what I do not hate is all of you......in fact.....golly after alllllll these years it still amazing that you can give a shout out and find a hand to hold.....

    thank you dear friends......may I do the same.......with great love and thanks.....mags

    Thats a good sign that

    Thats a good sign that everything is going to be ok.

  • Nana b
    Nana b Member Posts: 3,030 Member
    #23
    Fucc said:

    I am so glad to hear that you

    I am so glad to hear that you recived good news :)  I am also in Canada.  I am being treated at Princess Margaret.  They also refuse to talk to you on the phone or by email.  I need to go in to get any results or any information from my doctors.  I tried to get my oncologist to call me, but he refuses.  His reasoning is that whether the news is good or bad he wants to see you during his clinic hours.  He maintains the same policy for all news so as to help with stress because it is always the same.  I disagree with this.  I find just sitting in the clinic waiting to see him causes a high amount of stress and anxiety....

     

     

    You made my day, even better

    You made my day, even better then  my disconnect from the pump!  Thank you Lord. 

  • fatbob2010
    fatbob2010 Member Posts: 467 Member
    #24
    Yea

    Mags...I join others in celebrating your good news.  Laughing

  • Cathleen Mary
    Cathleen Mary Member Posts: 827 Member
    #25
    fatbob2010 said:

    Yea

    Mags...I join others in celebrating your good news.  Laughing

    Mags,
    What wonderful news!

    Mags,

    What wonderful news!  My onc does the same....all results in person. I guess I would prefer bad news in person and not on a computer but I hate the wait. So happy for you. 

    Hugs,

    CM

  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #26
    Wonderful

    So glad to hear that all is well.  You have to be sighing big relief.  Sorry that you had to go through all the worrying.  Congratulations.

    Kim

  • Chelsea71
    Chelsea71 Member Posts: 1,169 Member
    #27
    Great news Mags.  Geez, I

    Great news Mags.  Geez, I just came across this thread and I was quite scared for a minute or two.  What a relief!

  • herdizziness
    herdizziness Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #28
    maglets said:

    good

    okay all good here.....here is the back story.  My old onc would give heads up over the phone or her nurse would....nothing big but they would say things like....no this test is looking good.....no need to worry. So on Monday had the CT and wed called just to see if I could get a nothing to worry about here.....but no......nurse phones back and says we will see you Thursday at one.....now to me this means....it is BAD and we need to see you.  So hubby and I are basically up all night fussing .....walk in to day and no the tests are great!! This office firmly refuses to give any test results over the phone...

    you have to physically turn up and get the results......I did not question it or fight today.....this onc is is only game in town right now so I am watching my step...I still hate it.....I hate the cat and mouse game....

     

    what I do not hate is all of you......in fact.....golly after alllllll these years it still amazing that you can give a shout out and find a hand to hold.....

    thank you dear friends......may I do the same.......with great love and thanks.....mags

    Oh Mags

    Looks like I missed the scare, but I'm so glad it turned out great!!!!!

    HUGS!!!!

    Winter Marie

  • Kathleen808
    Kathleen808 Member Posts: 2,342 Member
    #29
    Yes!

    Oh my wonderful Mags,  ( I know you are precious to so many but I like to think of you as my wonderful Mags),

    I am so very happy to hear your great news.  You make me smile and want to dance!  I hope Spring is in full bloom and you have a wonderful summer planned.

     

    BTW in the US, patients have the legal right to their test and scan results as soon as they are ready.  if done at a hospital you go right to the records department.  If you go to your doctors office and they have your resutls they are required by law to give them to you.  They are YOUR results.  We always get results the same day or the day after.

    Aloha,

    Kathleen

  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #30
    Kathleen808 said:

    Yes!

    Oh my wonderful Mags,  ( I know you are precious to so many but I like to think of you as my wonderful Mags),

    I am so very happy to hear your great news.  You make me smile and want to dance!  I hope Spring is in full bloom and you have a wonderful summer planned.

     

    BTW in the US, patients have the legal right to their test and scan results as soon as they are ready.  if done at a hospital you go right to the records department.  If you go to your doctors office and they have your resutls they are required by law to give them to you.  They are YOUR results.  We always get results the same day or the day after.

    Aloha,

    Kathleen

    Hi Maggie May

    Glad all is well and you have good news.

    I can personally tell you that my 4th recurrence hasn't netted me any ribbons or anything, so there's no medal for getting there.  I'm glad you avoided that.  Our optins seem to dwindle down the more time we live and where the cancer lands (where there is margin to treat or surgically remove etc).  It gets a little harder and harder each time we recur; that's what I'm discovering. 

    Keep up the good work now......and I'll let you go:)

    -Craig

  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #31
    dearest Craiger

    oh my dear Craig.....how very like you and how very thoughtful of you   to turn up here with a reply.  I am so so very sad to hear that number 4 is so bad and I guess that really is a case of dwindling choices.....when we first begin anything seems possible with so many choices.  I think my lesson this time is to NOT take one single thing for granted.....not people, not moments, not experiences.....just be grateful for everything.

    I thank you for very kind response.....we all miss your enormous energy and spirit.  Return to us when you can......

    your friend, maggie may

  • annalexandria
    annalexandria Member Posts: 2,571 Member
    #32
    maglets said:

    dearest Craiger

    oh my dear Craig.....how very like you and how very thoughtful of you   to turn up here with a reply.  I am so so very sad to hear that number 4 is so bad and I guess that really is a case of dwindling choices.....when we first begin anything seems possible with so many choices.  I think my lesson this time is to NOT take one single thing for granted.....not people, not moments, not experiences.....just be grateful for everything.

    I thank you for very kind response.....we all miss your enormous energy and spirit.  Return to us when you can......

    your friend, maggie may

    So glad to hear that all is well!

    Every extra month of NED we rack up is truly precious.

    And I must sat, Craig mentions ribbons...I think we should all get someone kind of memento to honor our battles.

    I'm thinking a tiara might be nice. Foot in Mouth

  • kennyt
    kennyt Member Posts: 110
    #33
    I just pick up a copy of the

    I just pick up a copy of the scan report as soon as it's done to avoid the wait.

  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #34
    annalexandria said:

    So glad to hear that all is well!

    Every extra month of NED we rack up is truly precious.

    And I must sat, Craig mentions ribbons...I think we should all get someone kind of memento to honor our battles.

    I'm thinking a tiara might be nice. Foot in Mouth

    hummmmmmmmm

    mmmmmm let me think about it......at first I thought nah I am way too old for a tiara but then just think about the real Queen of England aa....after all she is grey and she is older than we are....oh wait i forgot....her tiaras are really REAL diamonds.....Wink love you aa......mags

  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #35
    maglets said:

    good

    okay all good here.....here is the back story.  My old onc would give heads up over the phone or her nurse would....nothing big but they would say things like....no this test is looking good.....no need to worry. So on Monday had the CT and wed called just to see if I could get a nothing to worry about here.....but no......nurse phones back and says we will see you Thursday at one.....now to me this means....it is BAD and we need to see you.  So hubby and I are basically up all night fussing .....walk in to day and no the tests are great!! This office firmly refuses to give any test results over the phone...

    you have to physically turn up and get the results......I did not question it or fight today.....this onc is is only game in town right now so I am watching my step...I still hate it.....I hate the cat and mouse game....

     

    what I do not hate is all of you......in fact.....golly after alllllll these years it still amazing that you can give a shout out and find a hand to hold.....

    thank you dear friends......may I do the same.......with great love and thanks.....mags

    Just got back....I am dancing!!!

    I am so happy for your news, dearheart!!

     

    Hugs, Kathi

  • relaxoutdoors08
    relaxoutdoors08 Member Posts: 521 Member
    #36
    maglets said:

    hummmmmmmmm

    mmmmmm let me think about it......at first I thought nah I am way too old for a tiara but then just think about the real Queen of England aa....after all she is grey and she is older than we are....oh wait i forgot....her tiaras are really REAL diamonds.....Wink love you aa......mags

    So Happy for You

    Glad to hear the news. Sorry for the added stress. No matter how long the wait...it is tough. But so happy to hear the good news .I just had my scans and feeling the relief and tears of joy.

    NB

  • YoVita
    YoVita Member Posts: 590 Member
    #37
    maglets said:

    good

    okay all good here.....here is the back story.  My old onc would give heads up over the phone or her nurse would....nothing big but they would say things like....no this test is looking good.....no need to worry. So on Monday had the CT and wed called just to see if I could get a nothing to worry about here.....but no......nurse phones back and says we will see you Thursday at one.....now to me this means....it is BAD and we need to see you.  So hubby and I are basically up all night fussing .....walk in to day and no the tests are great!! This office firmly refuses to give any test results over the phone...

    you have to physically turn up and get the results......I did not question it or fight today.....this onc is is only game in town right now so I am watching my step...I still hate it.....I hate the cat and mouse game....

     

    what I do not hate is all of you......in fact.....golly after alllllll these years it still amazing that you can give a shout out and find a hand to hold.....

    thank you dear friends......may I do the same.......with great love and thanks.....mags

    Great news

    That must be very frustrating to have to wait for the news.  My oncologist gives me all the news, bad and good, over the phone. 

  • UncleBuddy
    UncleBuddy Member Posts: 1,019 Member
    #38
    maglets said:

    hummmmmmmmm

    mmmmmm let me think about it......at first I thought nah I am way too old for a tiara but then just think about the real Queen of England aa....after all she is grey and she is older than we are....oh wait i forgot....her tiaras are really REAL diamonds.....Wink love you aa......mags

    Woohoo!

    So glad to hear the good news!\\I don't get it. I still think it's a power trip that many doctors are on. We've gotten scan results over the phone. My brother's onc is very thoughtful.

    Lin

  • RickMurtagh
    RickMurtagh Member Posts: 587 Member
    #39
    maglets said:

    good

    okay all good here.....here is the back story.  My old onc would give heads up over the phone or her nurse would....nothing big but they would say things like....no this test is looking good.....no need to worry. So on Monday had the CT and wed called just to see if I could get a nothing to worry about here.....but no......nurse phones back and says we will see you Thursday at one.....now to me this means....it is BAD and we need to see you.  So hubby and I are basically up all night fussing .....walk in to day and no the tests are great!! This office firmly refuses to give any test results over the phone...

    you have to physically turn up and get the results......I did not question it or fight today.....this onc is is only game in town right now so I am watching my step...I still hate it.....I hate the cat and mouse game....

     

    what I do not hate is all of you......in fact.....golly after alllllll these years it still amazing that you can give a shout out and find a hand to hold.....

    thank you dear friends......may I do the same.......with great love and thanks.....mags

    so happy

    so happy the test came back looking good.  reading your post, you had me worried.  so glad you posted the update in this thread.  if it was else-where and i missed it i would still be anxious.  i don't get anxious for my own test results any more.  

  • traci43
    traci43 Member Posts: 773 Member
    #40
    maglets said:

    good

    okay all good here.....here is the back story.  My old onc would give heads up over the phone or her nurse would....nothing big but they would say things like....no this test is looking good.....no need to worry. So on Monday had the CT and wed called just to see if I could get a nothing to worry about here.....but no......nurse phones back and says we will see you Thursday at one.....now to me this means....it is BAD and we need to see you.  So hubby and I are basically up all night fussing .....walk in to day and no the tests are great!! This office firmly refuses to give any test results over the phone...

    you have to physically turn up and get the results......I did not question it or fight today.....this onc is is only game in town right now so I am watching my step...I still hate it.....I hate the cat and mouse game....

     

    what I do not hate is all of you......in fact.....golly after alllllll these years it still amazing that you can give a shout out and find a hand to hold.....

    thank you dear friends......may I do the same.......with great love and thanks.....mags

    Awesome news!

    Glad your tests were clear. Bummer about the stress of having to go in. Traci

  • Phil64
    Phil64 Member Posts: 838 Member
    #41
    maglets said:

    good

    okay all good here.....here is the back story.  My old onc would give heads up over the phone or her nurse would....nothing big but they would say things like....no this test is looking good.....no need to worry. So on Monday had the CT and wed called just to see if I could get a nothing to worry about here.....but no......nurse phones back and says we will see you Thursday at one.....now to me this means....it is BAD and we need to see you.  So hubby and I are basically up all night fussing .....walk in to day and no the tests are great!! This office firmly refuses to give any test results over the phone...

    you have to physically turn up and get the results......I did not question it or fight today.....this onc is is only game in town right now so I am watching my step...I still hate it.....I hate the cat and mouse game....

     

    what I do not hate is all of you......in fact.....golly after alllllll these years it still amazing that you can give a shout out and find a hand to hold.....

    thank you dear friends......may I do the same.......with great love and thanks.....mags

    Congratulations! And thank

    Congratulations! And thank you for posting your struggle. It is a glorious reminder to us (who will surly face similar calls/experiences) that we need to RESIST the "worst case" assumptions and patiently await the news and be OPTIMISTIC. Thank you Mags.

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