“You have cancer”.
Because we knew things were getting serious, my husband had accompanied me to the CT and biopsy. I never expected a radiologist to utter those words. Typically, a radiologist doesn’t tell you ANYTHING. They dictate a report and your doctor calls you with the result. The ultrasound tech looked at us with shock after he uttered those three words and walked out the door.
“Did you have any idea? Are you okay”
I can’t speak for my husband, but after all my years of infertility treatment I know how to work Dr. Google to my advantage and had poured over the literature and knew the small list of what this neck growth could be. Cancer was a surprise, but not totally unexpected. Being told without a biopsy to support it WAS a surprise and a concerning one.
The radiologist came back into the room and was apologetic. He must have realized the news was new to us, and he explained that my tumor on the CT extended from my neck to below my heart. It was a very large tumor, and in his experience, he thought the results of the biopsy would show that I had Lymphoma.
More was said, but my husband and I just held each others hands. All I could think about was that I needed to be here to see my babies grow up. They are just babies! They can’t grow up without their mama! How is my husband going to handle three kids under three all by himself?
Cancer Ever After 
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