Why the title for this blog?

I struggle with staying positive in the sight of adversity. It is very easy for me to dwell on the negative aspects of my situation and miss the blessings that come from the trial and so I will use this blog to help me stay focused on the rainbows of my life.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Friday with Dr. Finne

Brian took me down to my appointment with Dr. Finne in the Cities last Friday. He took a look at the Cat and Pet Scans and the letter that Dr. Oken sent to him and admitted that it was out of his field of expertise so he said that he would have to consult with a radiologist, another oncologist and Dr. Oken before moving forward. However, he wanted to throw me in the hospital on Friday and run another CT scan and a different test. Brian told him that we had family coming in from out of state this weekend and that we wanted to be able to visit with them. He said that because I had good color, and wasn't running any fever and was on antibiotics to curb the infection that he would allow me to come into the clinic on an outpatient basis to have the tests run. So on August 26th I am scheduled for more tests down in the cities. That being said He told me that i could end up coming down there sooner if the abscess should break as it could poison my insides and turn into a systemic infection.
Yesterday morning the abscess started draining through a fistula that grew between the abscess and the vaginal cuff. I woke Brian up around 7:30 and told him I needed to go to the hospital. He took me in and the on-call Dr. ordered blood work, and took some of the blood/pus mixture to culture. He located the fistula so that is no longer and educated guess but has become a fact. He told me that it will require surgery to fix the problems that I am having now and so I will be prepared to stay in the Cities when I go down next. Dr. Finne told me that it is not an easy surgery and it is not pleasant but that when it is done, things should get better. Now the question will be, do I wait for him to get back off of vacation next Friday or do I go down sooner and see whomever is filling in for him? I'll talk to Dr. Oken's nurse to see what she thinks I need to do.

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