It has been a while since I've updated my blog, but I've been waiting for insurance to approve my trip to New Orleans to meet with a carcinoid specialist and potentially have surgery. I received the news today that insurance has approved the consultation, and when I got home from school I had a message from the Oschner Clinic in New Orleans to schedule my appointment. I'm scheduled for 10:00 this Tuesday, the 25th, and I will meet with Dr. Boudreaux, who delivered an incredible presentation at a symposium hosted by the Carcinoid Foundation. Danny found the video online and we watched it several times and learned that the primary tumor probably isn't in my mezentery, as the doctors here are telling me. In the process of scheduling the appointment and answering a variety of questions, the nurse confirmed that suspicion...the primary is usually not in the mezentery. Needless to say, I'm really excited for the opportunity to meet with Dr. Boudreaux.
If I am a candidate for surgery, Dr. Woltering (the surgeon) has an opening on Thursday, the 27th, so perhaps I can have the consultation and surgery all in one trip. I'm feeling really good about the situation, although I hate missing the last week of school. The flip side is that I will have all summer to get back on my feet.
This past Sunday, May 16, marked my 5-month milestone.
