Oncologist

Funny appointment, but the short of it is that it appears to be - pending some sort of final agreement from all pathologists involved - stage II Hodgkins, which will result in 4 months of Chemo, every other week for 4 hours. Because of the pathologists not agreeing on things it is already being reviewed in Boston and they are trying to reach a consensus on the actual diagnosis...initially I thought this might be really good news, maybe I don't have cancer?, but after speaking with the oncologist at length he believes strongly that this is what it is and they simply have to get to a 100% agreement before we can proceed. Once you begin the chemo regimen there is no turning back or changing up the drugs, so it is hyper-critical that we have it right on, right now, so we get off to the right start with treatment.
The Dr (Aviles) handled everything very well and spent a LOT of time with Kristina and I; answering our questions and walking us through the entire process from beginning to end. He spent a full hour with us and we greatly enjoyed his honesty and sincerity, and are very comfortable embarking on the treatment regimen with him guiding things.
We are hopeful that we will get final agreement soon, head up to a specialist at Dana Farber for review and begin treatment by mid-May.
I have some more CT scans tomorrow (neck and chest) and another appointment tomorrow afternoon in Boston. After that I have my final class for Global Management (presentation in Boston) and then we leave for Vegas Wednesday am.
Little perplexed by the pathologists confusion but hope to get that sorted out soon and move ahead on schedule.
Thanks again for coming by and I will keep you all posted as things happen.