At the moment that Dr. Andrew Pippas, morphed from being my friend to becoming my medical oncologist, I already knew several things about him. I first met him in his cramped little office across the street from Doctors Hospital, well in advance of the construction of the John B. Amos Cancer Center. I was there [...] [...]
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What I do know: • I don’t have tumors in my brain. • I don’t have tumors in my lungs. • I don’t have tumors in my chest, abdomen or pelvis. • I love my wife. What I don’t know: • I don’t know the outcome of my adrenal tumor biopsy. • I don’t know [...] [...] We’ve got a down weekend out here in Houston. I miss home. We feel like we’ve been gone for a month. I know I have gained five pounds since we got here. It is always so much fun to explore new places to eat. Restaurants that are different from the places we always go at [...] [...] Just got a call from my urologist Dr. Christopher Wood’s scheduling nurse. We are to report to the Interventional Radiology department at M. D. Anderson on the 4th floor of the Mays Clinic at 8:30 a.m. in the morning. This meeting is to get set up for a needle biopsy of the tumor in my [...] [...] As I look around, there is a sofa, bed, kitchen, TV and other assorted furniture. You’d think I was in a hotel room and you’d be right. In addition to it being a hotel room, it is also a tiny slice of Limboland. We just left our meeting with renowned genitourinary surgeon, Dr. Christopher Wood [...] [...] Jill and I decided to make a road trip out of our upcoming journey out to Houston’s M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. We travel well together. Easy, like a Sunday morning. Amish grocery stores, funky shops, great local restaurants way off the beaten path and maybe an occasional casino might catch our attention for either [...] [...] I received the call as promised this afternoon with details about the start of the next leg of our cancer journey. We will be meeting with our new team on Monday, July 16 at 9:30 a.m. on the 7th floor at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. My genitourinary medical oncologist will be Dr. Lance Pagliaro. I’m [...] [...] Thanks to good friend, David Fletcher, I just received 158 pages that chronicle my life with cancer. Jill and I, after consulting with our medical oncologist, Dr. Andrew Pippas, have decided to make the long trek out to Houston, Tex. for a consultation with their genitourinary team. I hope to be able to meet with [...] [...] |
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