Early Detection
Before I ever understood what cancer was, I’ve known that early detection is critically important. I knew this because the thought has been ingrained in my thinking for years. Whenever the subject of cancer was raised, the importance of early detection was pointed out repeatedly.
In my recent research of the many online cancer sites, I am reminded again that early detection is important. Yet despite this stressed urgency, I must sit and wait for the urology appointment. It’s somewhat frustrating. Although I hope I have discovered the signs early, I don’t know for sure.
I would think that once the doctors have determined that a person has cancer, they would want to get to it as soon as possible. It’s difficult for me to believe that there isn’t space available to be seen until the end of this month. It’s bad enough that the hospital took two months to finally getting around to tell me that I have cancer. During that period of waiting and wondering, I didn’t know what to think. Now that I know that it is cancer, I want it to be taken care of as soon as possible.
In the meantime, I’m remaining positive. I’m glad to say that despite all of the uncertainty, I’m really not too concerned about the outcome. Perhaps it’s because the survival rate is quite high and I assume that I will be apart of that high percentage. Still, it’s a bit frustrating at times to just have to wait and wonder.