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ratface · 07-10-2009, 11:14 AM

So everyone else gets an oncologist and I get a snot doctor. Got to laugh at that one. Freebird, it was your post on the colonoscopy that inspired me to go to the doctor. I have the typical man mentality of avoidance of people in white coats. Please don't take that the wrong way as I may never have gone until something became very apparent. So a sincere than-you. Well I'm scheduled for surgery on Monday. Yesterday was the pre-operation screening which terrified me because of the chest x-ray. I smoked for several decades although I have quit for almost three years now. My otherwise 120/80 bloodpressure shot up to 175 over something. Waiting on the call today for the surgery time.

The biopsy: Here is what I know, I never got the oppurtunity to speak to the doctor and was given the result by the nurse. I did not pursue it since my DW commented that this was a good sign. The nurse said that the result was indecisive/non malingnant. I asked her if this meant it was benign and she it did. I asked what the indecisive meant. She said it meant they don't know why the node is enlarged.

The Interpretation section reads as follows, " Right cervical node, few lymphocytes with no evidence of non-hodgkins lymphoproliferative disorder.

Comments section: "Immunophenotypie analysis of the lymph node by flow cytometry shows few lymphocytes with no B-cell monoclonality and no T-cell aberrant antigenic expression. Correlation with histopathologic findings recommended. They tested for 28 different antibodies like CD2, CD3 etc.

I'm off to the internet to find out what some of these things mean. Is having few lymphocytes a good thing? What are histopathologic findings.

Specimen consisted of a .2cm pc of soft tissue.

My assumption is that these are positive findings. The nurse stated that the doctor still wanted me to go ahead with the surgery as he stated earlier " There is something there that shouldn't be there" What I need to find out is if all the antibody tests covered all types of cancer or did they just concentrate on the lymphomas? The biopsy of the removed node I'm supposing will be much more definitive. Keep the prayers comming it seems to be working. Will update after Monday's surgery. Off to see Tom Jones tomorrow with DW, that should perk me up!

07-10-2009, 11:14 AM	#36
ratface Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 158	So everyone else gets an oncologist and I get a snot doctor. Got to laugh at that one. Freebird, it was your post on the colonoscopy that inspired me to go to the doctor. I have the typical man mentality of avoidance of people in white coats. Please don't take that the wrong way as I may never have gone until something became very apparent. So a sincere than-you. Well I'm scheduled for surgery on Monday. Yesterday was the pre-operation screening which terrified me because of the chest x-ray. I smoked for several decades although I have quit for almost three years now. My otherwise 120/80 bloodpressure shot up to 175 over something. Waiting on the call today for the surgery time. The biopsy: Here is what I know, I never got the oppurtunity to speak to the doctor and was given the result by the nurse. I did not pursue it since my DW commented that this was a good sign. The nurse said that the result was indecisive/non malingnant. I asked her if this meant it was benign and she it did. I asked what the indecisive meant. She said it meant they don't know why the node is enlarged. The Interpretation section reads as follows, " Right cervical node, few lymphocytes with no evidence of non-hodgkins lymphoproliferative disorder. Comments section: "Immunophenotypie analysis of the lymph node by flow cytometry shows few lymphocytes with no B-cell monoclonality and no T-cell aberrant antigenic expression. Correlation with histopathologic findings recommended. They tested for 28 different antibodies like CD2, CD3 etc. I'm off to the internet to find out what some of these things mean. Is having few lymphocytes a good thing? What are histopathologic findings. Specimen consisted of a .2cm pc of soft tissue. My assumption is that these are positive findings. The nurse stated that the doctor still wanted me to go ahead with the surgery as he stated earlier " There is something there that shouldn't be there" What I need to find out is if all the antibody tests covered all types of cancer or did they just concentrate on the lymphomas? The biopsy of the removed node I'm supposing will be much more definitive. Keep the prayers comming it seems to be working. Will update after Monday's surgery. Off to see Tom Jones tomorrow with DW, that should perk me up!