Joyful Comfort

Have you ever known instinctively that things would be okay the minute someone you recognize walks in the door? This is what I felt when Dr. Moreno walked into my hospital room. I pointed to her and she pointed at me. I immediately said through my haze, you go to my church. At about the exact moment she said, "you were telling us about small groups just last Thursday."

While I was incredibly nervous about seeing an oncologist I knew I trusted Kiersten immediately. I asked her up front, "why do I have to see an oncologist? The nurse said I had to see an oncologist." She allayed my fears saying that I had a mass in my abdomen, but they have an oncologist examen the pictures to rule out cancer. She was pretty sure it wasn't cancer, but that an oncologist had to be involved. Okay, whew.

Finally, Dr. Ash, the physician who saved my life after childbirth, took over my care. I cried when she walked in and she told me that she sent my CT scans to a gynecological oncologist over at Research who wanted me to get an MRI to get a clearer view. She reassured me that the other doctor wanted to rule it out as cancer. He didn't think it was but just wanted to be sure. I'm always okay with wanting to be sure. So, Dr. Ash asked me if I was claustrophobic to which I answered no. Never answer "no" if a doctor wanting an MRI asks you that. Always say yes because you will very much be claustrophobic after you experience it.