Left the house at 11:29 for 12:45 appt yesterday. Arrived at hospital at 12:30. At 1:30 they tell us dr had been called away for emergency surgery they don't know how long he will be, at 2:00 they say go to lunch for an hour, at 3:00 still no word on how long, at 3:45, told to go home, he doesn't know when he will be done. Get home and there is a phone message on the machine that was left at 11:33 from the hospital to call so they knew when I arrived that the doctor was in surgery. The appointment is now 10am Friday.

While I understand that emergencies occur, this will be the third day I have had to take off from work to discuss this surgery. On the first appointment he couldn't get to the CT scan results. I had hoped to have had this surgery over and done with two weeks ago. Now there are going to be interfering with my vacation in August. Hope to find out more on Friday.

Take care,
Eileen


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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I