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09/27/2007: "A Letter to My Doctor"
September 27, 2007
Dr. M. Tracy,
Today, I completed my scheduled CT scan and PET scan. Over the past few years, I have requested a copy of the results so I have the information for my own records, allowing me to be more knowledgeable about my condition and prognosis. Though it has been educational, it has been a little rough on me as the last few scans have brought bad news. It seems there is no hiding from a PET scan.
It has been a year since my last PET and much of the analysis is a comparison to the last scan’s results. I am assuming that my condition has progressed over the year. Though my biggest fear is that this scan will show further metastases to other organs besides bone and lungs. Much of my life and happiness, at this point, rides on a sliver of hope that I hold tightly. Naturally, I keep a positive attitude and a belief that we are fighting this successfully. But I am worried that if I do know the results of today’s scan, it will dash what hopes I hold.
So my request is that we do not talk about what the PET and CT scan of 9/27/07 shows but how we are going to fight back and beat this beast.
Sincerely,
Douglas Prouty