Woody's Pathology Report Surprised the Doctor

Woody decided that he was feeling well enough to drive himself to his urologist appointment this morning. I asked him if he needed my ears to hear what all the doctor said. Woody said that he didn't. He said that the doctor was just going to say that the biopsies showed cancer and then refer him to another doctor. I wheeled him down to the car in the wheelchair to help reserve some energy for him to get himself in and out of the doctor office. Woody told the doctor what he had told me and the doctor agreed with him that is what he WOULD HAVE SAID IF the biopsies had shown cancer, but that none of the biopsies that he took showed any cancer! A definite answer to prayers! The doctor did say that he was expecting to give a diagnosis of cancer and was very surprised that he didn't have to! We like doctors to be thusly surprised!!!! The conclusion at the moment is that Woody's is experiencing inflamation. Inflamation is treated with antibiotics...the specific antibiotic is the one that Woody is prescribed to take for the rest of his life and has been taking it for almost two years. I'm wondering if having taken it for so long makes it still effective. The doctor wants him to have an MRI in four months and also have TN Oncology include a PSA test in their November labs. But at the moment we have a four month reprieve...and this particular problem can be set on the back burner and melanoma and kidney dialyisis can be concentrated on currently! Next month we will pull in another doctor to check out his thyroid...again...that is more than a month away. The melanoma on his arm will be addressed toward the end of this month and we are in the midst of getting him back on peritoneal dialysis. Hemodialysis called this afternoon and asked if he could come early tomorrow. I told her that he could IF peritonealy nurses were okay with it as Woody was supposed to go to PD to have his line flushed prior to his HD time. She called and arranged with them for Woody to have his PD flush after his hemo treatment. Always rearranging times!!! But this will work. I really think that this flush will work...will be surprised and disappointmed if it doesn't! If it works then we will continue to do flushes until he can start on a full peritoneal dialysis after he has healed sufficiently. I'm guessiing that it works then we will be back to ordering supplies. We have enough supplies for a couple of weeks of home dialysis but will have to get back on the ordering and delivering schedule. And, I have to get all the details of setting up, connecting and disconnecting...back into that routine again. A routine that will free up three days of our week...of Woody not having to "go" to dialysis. We will just have get back to being used to "doing" dialysis every night...but it will be good not to have "to go" to dialysis. Woody drive himeself to and from Monday night Furnace Room Prayer Meeting tonight. He must be feeling better...out and about by himself twice today! I'm glad to share good news tonight! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!