In no particular order....
If you have questions of your own, please post them in the comments section. I may be able to use them.
When would this surgery happen?
Will it be general or local anesthesia?
What are the general risks (i.e. internal bleeding, affecting other organs, etc.)?
Statistically, what is the likelihood of relapse without the surgery?
Statistically, what is the likelihood of relapse with the surgery?
What is the hospital stay time frame?
What is the recuperation time frame?
What does the insurance company have to say about all this?
Why is surgery the more preferred option vs. radiation?
Is there enough of a likelihood of relapse before my next set of scans (in February) to do this now instead of waiting until then?
Since it is lymphoma, is there the possibility of a rogue cell breaking loose and getting into the lymphatic system and starting a "cell division party" elsewhere?
"But in the grey of the morning
My mind becomes confused
Between the dead and the sleeping
And the road that I must choose." * - The Moody Blues
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Other possible questions:
* If surgery occurs and a rogue cell travels elsewhere, how long is it until "I know the party has started?"
* Depending upon surgery or radiation, what medications are likelt to be needed?
* What are the mental or psychological ramifications associated with additional treatment by surgery? And how do I cope?
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