{"id":10395,"date":"2025-08-29T16:07:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=10395"},"modified":"2025-08-29T17:58:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T21:58:41","slug":"im-feeling-to-be-cancer-free-by-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/08\/29\/im-feeling-to-be-cancer-free-by-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer Free by Christmas, More Tests Will Tell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Cancer Update<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Thursday 08\/26 7:30 AM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As usual, I&#8217;m starting this the day before an appointment. This time with the urologist. But also in the mix is a dentist appointment in four hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never would have thought I&#8217;d say the latter of the two will be a breeze. I don&#8217;t know anyone that likes dentists. Me included. But I found a great dentist that doesn&#8217;t induce pain. I like that and her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the urology appointment I suspect it will be a breeze as well. Pretty sure we&#8217;ll just schedule a biopsy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Christmas Tree<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve ordered a new Christmas Tree for the holiday season and have asked some of the same friends that have chosen ornaments in the past to do so once again.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9DE65EFF-5EA1-4EEF-A680-3C0F9D34C3C3.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"10397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/08\/29\/im-feeling-to-be-cancer-free-by-christmas\/9de65eff-5ea1-4eef-a680-3c0f9d34c3c3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9DE65EFF-5EA1-4EEF-A680-3C0F9D34C3C3.png?fit=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9DE65EFF-5EA1-4EEF-A680-3C0F9D34C3C3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9DE65EFF-5EA1-4EEF-A680-3C0F9D34C3C3.png?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9DE65EFF-5EA1-4EEF-A680-3C0F9D34C3C3.png?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9DE65EFF-5EA1-4EEF-A680-3C0F9D34C3C3.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9DE65EFF-5EA1-4EEF-A680-3C0F9D34C3C3.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9DE65EFF-5EA1-4EEF-A680-3C0F9D34C3C3.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9DE65EFF-5EA1-4EEF-A680-3C0F9D34C3C3.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>This is the Tree I&#8217;ve Ordered for &#8217;25<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within seconds of my sending the requests out, longtime friend, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/?s=kristyn+burtt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kristyn Burtt<\/a><\/em><\/strong> messaged me back. &#8220;Yay, such a fun tradition,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;The perfect showcase for all of your ornaments.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-152-4.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"1115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2023\/11\/23\/cancer-and-the-holidays\/image-152-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-152-4.jpeg?fit=1280%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 mini&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1700664320&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-152-4\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Tree &amp;#8217;23&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Tree &amp;#8217;23&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-152-4.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-152-4.jpeg?resize=1280%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1115\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas Tree &#8217;23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will be the third year I&#8217;ve done it. The first year in &#8217;23 floored me. Forty-five friends had chosen ornaments as a means to cheer me up during the worst of times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cancer is no joke. It changes you mentally, spiritually and physically. So began a tradition with &#8217;24&#8217;s tree (below) and the additional 20 plus ornaments added. These too were chosen by friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='421' height='750' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/9Wmfehvb?cover=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1739540970'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong><em>Christmas Tree &#8217;24<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a crazy idea that began after best friend <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/?s=tara+edwards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tara Edwards<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, and her daughter chose two ornaments to cheer me up during cancers early days. It made me so happy I asked others. And it just grew. So much so, I had to cut back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the new tree, I&#8217;m adding only those ornaments gifted and or chosen plus a select few I personally love. But deep inside I know there will be more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Biopsy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Biopsy ugh\u2026uncomfortable to say the least,&#8221; I said to friend <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/?s=molly+haze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ines Bigot<\/a><\/em><\/strong> when asked what was coming up next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I haven&#8217;t hidden any procedures and I&#8217;m not about to start now. First, I&#8217;ll be taken off Eliquis (a blood thinner) for a week leading up to the procedure. I&#8217;m on them for heart disease and they cause excess bleeding if you&#8217;re cut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the morning and the evening of the procedure; I&#8217;ll take a 500 mg tablet of Ciprofloxacin to help protect from bacterial infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the fun part, giving myself an enema before I leave for the institute. I know TMI but keeping it real for those about to go through the same thing for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My prior biopsy was done in office. This time my oncologist wants me to go to <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karmanos.org\/karmanos\/karmanos-cancer-institute-detroit-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karmanos Cancer Institute<\/a><\/em><\/strong> in Midtown Detroit. They are nationally renowned, and he&#8217;s associated with the institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I suppose I should be feeling good about that. Yet having a device stuck up your you know where and having tissue samples taken is as I said, &#8220;uncomfortable to say the least.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Biopsies and False Positives<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing does concern me. That&#8217;s the false positives associated with a biopsy after radiation therapy within the first three years. Seems the results don&#8217;t always jive with the findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QvOuTInrue0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-MX&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Johnny Otis: Willie and the Hand Jive<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a list of possible reasons leading to &#8216;<strong><em>false positives<\/em><\/strong>.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Reasons-for-false-positives.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"616\" data-attachment-id=\"10413\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/08\/29\/im-feeling-to-be-cancer-free-by-christmas\/reasons-for-false-positives\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Reasons-for-false-positives.png?fit=761%2C616&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"761,616\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Reasons for false positives\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Reasons-for-false-positives.png?fit=761%2C616&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Reasons-for-false-positives.png?resize=761%2C616&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Reasons-for-false-positives.png?w=761&amp;ssl=1 761w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Reasons-for-false-positives.png?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve come this far; there&#8217;s no going back now. It just reminds me of an old saying. &#8220;<strong><em>If if&#8217;s ands and buts were candy and nuts, we&#8217;d all have a Merry Christmas<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221; Perhaps that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m trying to do, make every day Christmas by staying happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the way, the new tree arrived! Sadly, Santa didn&#8217;t deliver it though. FedEx did.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"10416\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/08\/29\/im-feeling-to-be-cancer-free-by-christmas\/img_0477\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?fit=2316%2C3088&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2316,3088\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 mini&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756384356&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.71&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0477\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0477-rotated.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I might not have caught Santa, but I did catch my dentist and her assistant. We all smiled today! At least I&#8217;m pretty sure they did behind the masks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0489.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"10420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/08\/29\/im-feeling-to-be-cancer-free-by-christmas\/img_0489\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0489.jpeg?fit=2312%2C3082&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2312,3082\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0489\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;With Doc and Debra&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;With Doc and Debra&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0489.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0489.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0489.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0489.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0489.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0489.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0489.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>With Doc and Debra<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Friday 8:30 AM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>How am I feeling right not? Frustrated<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somewhere between the lines there&#8217;s been a miscommunication. I called Karmanos, yesterday, and they have no referral for a biopsy.  Of all things I detest its miscommunications. They have a way of crushing things. I learned that all too well in February of &#8217;23 and they can become even worse when the other party doesn&#8217;t respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lcOxhH8N3Bo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-MX&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good thing I have an appointment this morning with urology to help straighten this up, as sending me there was his idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miscommunicating anything is wrong but dealing with it when it involves cancer can be detrimental if not deadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Urology<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m back from urology appointment and all is settled. Will have another biopsy, but in office, during the middle of the month. We talked about false positives. A negative return would definitely be nice, if not we&#8217;ll go from there. Likely using that last MRI that I&#8217;m hoping against. But that will be up to cardiology and oncology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, the answer to today&#8217;s Daily Prompt &#8220;How are you feeling right now&#8221; question would be. Anxious as ever to get this over with!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>If you enjoy my website, please consider a small donation to help me keep it afloat at&nbsp;<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/justmeric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paypal.me\/justmeric<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. 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