I am 61 years old, in the VA "system." My wife Roberta and I live in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. My VA local clinic is in Durango, CO. I go to Albuquerque VA for "specialist" treatment. I have been seeing a GU Clinic Physician's Assistant (PA) Albuquerque for a year or so for non-cancer issues.

Monday, March 9th, Albuquerque VA:
8:00 AM ................. Routine CT Scan for non-cancer issues, set by GU clinic Physician's
assistant (GU PA)
1:30 PM .................. Routine appointment with dermatologist, who informs that GU PA needs
to talk to me.
2:30 PM ................. Phone call from GU PA says more blood work and PET scan needs to be
set up asap
Tuesday,March 10th, Albuquerque VA:
6:00 AM ................ Blood draw

Wednesday, March 11th, Albuquerque VA:
7:30 AM ................. Chance meeting in hall with GU PA who has been
trearting me. Says to see him around noon.
8:00 AM ................ Report to nuclear radiology for PET scan. They give me IV with sugar laced
with isotope. PET scan is over around 10:30 AM
11:30 AM............... Report to GU Clinic and am able to see GU PA with my wife. GU PA
informs me that my PET scan results are consistant with
Lymphoma.... two clusters of lymph node tumors in my lower tract,
none larrger than 3 cm. GU PA will call me at home with "thin needle biopsy"
schedule. He has conferred with Oncologist.

12:00 PM................ more bloodwork

We drove home to Colorado, with a flood of emotions and questions ???

Friday, March 13th, Home in Colorado
.... I reach GU PA from home .... he has scheduled biopsy for 19 March