“Sit-Rep” .. No. 38 .. Part-II

This is where we are after the Rib Biopsy that has been identified as Cancer .. from the Prostate

Prostate Cancer Metastasis

“The Next Step”

Wednesday 14.January ... Had a Biopsy on my rib.
That's where all the pain has been coming from.

The day went pretty uneventful. I took an Uber to the hospital. The check-in and initial conversation went well and everything seemed to be going as planned.

The procedure itself went well, except for the difficulty of finding a vein for the IV.
That was another first. The nurse eventually decided to use an artery. That’s the first time I’ve ever had that happen.

Anyway, I’ll spare you all the details. Everything went according to plan.
That is, until I got back to the prep room.
I think I made a slight mistake. Having fasted as instructed the previous day, I was hungry, so I ate a sandwich.

After which, I was asked how I was doing. Without thinking, I said “Well I’ve got this slight pain in my chest. …!”
‼️ all the Bells and Whistles went off!‼️

Within minutes, everyone was in my bay.
An EKG was administered!
Then I was transferred to the ER (on a bed)!🫣
Blood was drawn!
An X-Ray was taken!
I was transferred upstairs (on a bed)!🫣 for a CT Scan.
I was given an “awful” tasting cocktail to drink.
When everything was cleared, I was finally discharged… with one valuable lesson learned… I will never again mention chest-pain in the hospital.

A Rib-Biopsy is another “experience”
To see someone hold a drill to your side and then hear that “whirring” sound is definitely “different.
When it was all done, the doctor explained that he was still unable to see, with the naked eye, exactly what the mass was. He said that he had taken enough substance out, but the composition was unclear.

It would have to go to the lab for certainty.
He told me that in 3-5 days, there would be an answer.

Imagine my suprise at 16:30 today…
My Oncologist called!
He got the Biopsy results back faster than I thought.
The lesion on the rib is Cancer, from the Prostate. 🤷🏽‍♂️

He and I are going to talk about it on 2.February…. To be continued…!


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