Extra-crap-ular

Moments ago Dr. Irish phoned me with the results of the pathology test. Once again, it's a good news, bad news scenario. The good news is that the cancer was only present in 1 of a possible 38 lymph nodes. The bad news is that the cancer was indeed extracapsular. That means it had started to spread beyond that 1 lymph node, which, as Dr. O'Sullivan suggested earlier this week, indicates the need that I be treated with a higher dose of radiation plus chemotherapy.

Tomorrow I'm scheduled to call Dr. O'Sullivan to discuss the treatment specifics now that the pathology report is in. Stay tuned.