[Magdalen] What today's Stanford appt yielded.

[Sally Davies]

Praying, Mike, that whatever treatment is started will leave you in better
health than it found you, and will do so very soon.

Sally D

On 27 January 2016 at 13:36, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike,
> I am praying, and like  Scott, for 'hopefully nothing.'
>
> Ginga
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 11:14 PM, Catharine Phillips <
> revcphillips at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > Praying, Mike.
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 10:08 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Praying for nothing, Mike. (As in "hopefully nothing.") Clarity and
> > > effective treatment followed by relief and good health. I guess that's
> > > something...Praying, in any case...Scott
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 10:04 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <
> mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > I just wrote this to a friend who was greatly desirous to know how
> > > things went.  See after that for more comments.
> > > >
> > > > [begin quote]
> > > > Today's specialist opinion is that the rash on my trunk is still
> > looking
> > > and behaving like lymphoma, AND -- get ready -- the vasculitis on my
> legs
> > > and feet is looking and behaving less and less like vasculitis.  Why?
> > > Because the biopsy on the foot, which they're not done with yet, showed
> > up
> > > lymphocytes like on my trunk.  But they're not totally sure yet.  More
> > > molecular testing on the biopsy.  But it's dermatology specialists'
> > > considered opinion that it's very likely they are already redundant,
> and
> > my
> > > wounds no longer need wound care per se.  I'll be hearing very soon
> from
> > Dr
> > > Kim at Stanford Hospital for setting up an appointment.  Dr Kim is a
> > cancer
> > > specialist.  They also took more blood, and had me do a chest x-ray.
> At
> > > this point, the feeling I got when leaving today was that I possibly
> > won't
> > > be seeing my friends in Redwood City again.  I was also encouraged,
> > HIGHLY
> > > encouraged, to get my Clark appointment (currently 02/23) moved up post
> > > haste.
> > > > [end quote]
> > > >
> > > > (Clark, by the way, is my GP.)
> > > >
> > > > I'm waiting until the Dr Kim appt to know more before I tell Everett,
> > so
> > > hopefully I have something good to tell him.  I won't deny I'm worried,
> > but
> > > I also won't deny my own dance with mortality-thinking over the last
> year
> > > has had me prepared for a while now.  Prepared for what?  Hopefully
> > > nothing.  "Here, pop this pill and all will be well."  One never knows.
> > > But that's just it.  One never knows.
> > > >
> > > > Please pray.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Scott R. Knitter
> > > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > *Catharine Phillips, MA, MDiv, CADC*
> >
> >
> > *All will be well.  Period.  (Thank you, Julian of Norwich)*
> >
> > allwillbewellperiod.blogspot.com
> >
>