Wow! I can’t believe it’s about 20 months since my last entry. I guess I can blame COVID for putting me into a state of suspended animation. We’ve all used that excuse, haven’t we? But, there’s nothing like wanting to shout the good news from the mountain top to bring you back to living in the real world.
Yesterday, I got my latest PET scan results, and I remain cancer-free! I see my gynecological oncologist in two days to go over the results together - for the last time. More on that in a second.
Through some sort of failed negotiations between our insurance company and my husband’s employer, the Northside Hospital System is no longer a part of our health insurance coverage. Since 2012, I’ve received all my oncologic care from the Northside network, probably the most robust gynecological oncology program in the state of Georgia. So, I’ve got to find a new oncologist, a new thoracic surgeon, a new radiation oncologist, and a new infusion center. I’m sure my current oncologist will have some suggestions for me, but I’m devastated nonetheless. Northside has saved my life at least three times. Going somewhere else is just unthinkable.
But, I will persist. I will find what I need. Right now, however, it seems an impossible task.
Thank goodness I’ve got a clean bill of health at the moment, so I won’t have to rush to find my new oncologist. I’ll have time to do my research and come up with an alternative that will be receptive to my myriad of questions at each encounter.
So, I celebrate, albeit with a slightly heavy heart. Good bye, Northside. You’ve been very good to me.
