On Friday, September 21, 2012 at 9:45am I was diagnosed with “Classic” Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Dr. Eric J. Seifter, my oncologist, called me at my office and told me the news directly, just as I wanted. As I would find out on the following Tuesday after a PET/CT scan, I have Stage 3A, mixed cellularity subtype HL. The main purpose of this blog is to share information with my family and friends. I have made this a public blog so that others might learn something about HL with a little more ease.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Scheduled: Excisional Biopsy
Katie Gresdo, Dr. Koch's Medical Office Coordinator, called promptly this morning. Dr. Koch was out of the office for the Labor Day weekend and she had contacted him to get approval to move forward. She scheduled me for the first available appointment on Sept. 12, followed by surgery the next day. Katie is as polite, professional and efficient as anyone I've met. She followed up with an email that included required paperwork and also emailed me a confirmation as well as directions to the JHU Outpatient Center. It was so reassuring to have these appointment setup in a short amount of time without having do much. It's amazing, when dealing with this whole new aspect to my life, how some people can make an immediate difference. Katie is one of these people.
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