The 3 Words I Never Thought I’d Hear

When I checked into Bayside Imaging Monday on Facebook saying, “My first CT scan. Hopefully find out what is going on inside me.” I was fully expecting to share that I had kidney stones. On Sunday, I had gone to urgent care after after a pain in my side got progressively worse over the last few days. Their best guess was kidney stones, but ordered a CT scan to be sure and I scheduled my appointment on Monday.

As I wrapped up my CT Scan, they informed me I would have to wait for any results from the referring physician. They generally receive the results within an hour. I got home, waited a bit and the phone rang. It was urgent care asking if I would be able to come in right way. I said I could be there in 5 minutes and walked over.

When I arrived, they didn’t check me in and brought me to an office. The physician came right in and asked me to sit in the chair across from him. He looked at me with a piece of paper in his hand and said, “I have the results from your CT Scan. You have cancer.” There they were. The 3 words I never thought I’d hear.

I sat and listened, still with a smile on my face. Not a happy smile but one of contentment. I was thinking of how many people I know who had cancer and overcame it. I remember hearing on the news just that morning that cancer was no longer a death sentence. I was thinking what this would…