I Don't Get No Satisfaction

Some days you just can't win. I have been waiting for a call from MDA regarding my biopsy and whether or not it had HPV in the cells. Yesterday I was called but told they did not have the final results. I was told I would be called today. At 3:30 I had not heard; so Sally called MDA on my behalf and asked that I be called with the results. At 4:30 I was called by the returner of phone calls but was told and I quote, "I think the report is finalized but I cannot read you the results." I asked who could and was told that the doctors were in clinic. I asked that one of them call me as I really wanted to know the results before going into my meeting with Dr. William tomorrow.

At 4:50 the phone rang and it was Dr Sabichi. She said, "I really can't believe this but your tumor was so small there was nothing left from which to perform the test to determine whether or not HPV was present in the tumor." Of course a very positive spin was put on this. Dr. Sabichi told us she would talk to Dr. William before he meets with us tomorrow and give him her thoughts. Now I don't know what to do regarding the Erbitux. My initial decision was to have Radiation only if HPV was present in the tumor and go with the Erbitux if it was not. In chess, this would be a stale mate. So, I guess I will allow myself to be swayed by whatever Dr. William has to say. I'll have more after that appointment.