I found out today that the biopsy sample had to be send to Stanford University for more tests. Apparently, the tests that they could run at Marin General Hospital were not conclusive, so they needed to consult the expert in the field, Dr. Richard Kempson. I found out about all of this by repeated calls to Dr. Head without hearing anything in return. So I picked up the phone and called Dr. Jacques, the pathologist at Marin General and he told me the news. He identified the mass as a stromal tumor, either from fat or the nerve sheath, but he wasn’t certain if it was malignant or benign. So here we have to wait through the entire weekend or more for the results. By the way, I also phoned Dr. Kempson, but he had not received the sample yet.
My session with Leslie Davenport was helpful in dealing with all of this stuff. I think I’ll be able to make it through the weekend because of the Day of Mindfulness with Thich Nhat Hanh tomorrow!