Christine Springfield wrote:
Dear Christine,
Well, I tried to post to you and lost the entire thing in 'Preview' mode. So, I will start over.
I am definitely nervous and afraid so I know I will continue to seek help to try to find out exactly what is going on. I appreciate the encouragement! Thank you. I am very glad to hear success stories!
Mike's letter is highly 'befitting' of my situation already. Unfortunately, I am getting some attitudes in trying to obtain copies of my reports from my doctor's office. The insurance woman told me that it would be '$20...starting out and then page-per-page after that, so you are talking a lot of money here'. I told her I didn't need every normal urinalysis and things like that. I need the abnormal reports. So, I am to pick these 'five pages' up in person on Thursday when I drive up there.
A few things I wanted to ask you: Are 'Squamous' and 'Transitional Epithelial' cells always cancerous? The secretary at my doctor's office was the one who told me about the 'Squamous' cells being present in the lesions. The insurance woman (yes, she is who spoke with me today--it is never the doctor) read my report today and mentioned that they had found 'Transitional Epithelial' cells in the lesions along with the Squamous cells. Is this normal...ever? She was saying that they were 'precancerous' but the doctor said they were "not benign", "
not precancerous", and he couldn't tell if they were "malignant or not yet". She said 'if they were cancerous, he wouldn't have ablated them' and that 'he would have sent me to an Oncologist a.s.a.p. for a biopsy'. They feel they have done all that needed to be done but why am I hearing details from the secretary and insurance woman instead of my doctor...? He never told me anything about the type of cells found after the ablation. Another thing that bothered me was when she said, "Dive down further into this and you will drive yourself crazy--do NOT play the 'What-If Game'". I was highly insulted and I do not care to be talked to in a condescending manner. Like Mike said, I would be the one dying...not her and not the doctor.
Thank you so much for replying. I appreciate your time and responses so much.
~Tricia
P.S. NOT previewing this time. Hope it looks alright.