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October 31, 2009

I'll see the top doc Friday

Anonymous The McAlester News-Capital Sat Oct 31, 2009, 07:18 PM CDT

I heard from Dr. Patrick Han’s office — he’s the brilliant neurosurgeon who removed a tumor from my brain in 2007 — and it looks like I’ll have a consultation with him Friday morning in Tulsa.

Before that, Dr. Han wants me to see McAlester’s top ophthalmologist and all-around nice man, Dr. James Dunagin, for a visual field test to see just how bad my eyesight is. The 2007 tumor caused profound blindness in my left eye and this one seems to be doing the same thing. Dr. Dunagin will know for sure. I don’t have an appointment with him yet, but I hope he can see me this week.

The whole tumor experience is weighing on me. It is hard to know I may face another surgery and maybe even radiation treatments and chemotherapy. I’ll do it all, but I’d rather not. Tough luck, editor, it is what it is.

There is some good in this, however. I’m reminded that there are lots of people who care about my well-being and me. That’s good stuff and will help me as this whole thing progresses. Keep the prayers and good wishes coming — I think I’ll need everyone of them.

I also am blessed in that I have fairly good insurance through the newspaper and as a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma; I get help from the Indian Health Service in the form of the super folks at the Choctaw Nation Health Clinic in McAlester. Also, I have a great family doctor, Dr. Nelson Onaro, looking out for me. I am using a mix of private health insurance and government-run health care to get through this. I hope I’ll have the wherewithal to write about this in depth as time passes. There are pros and cons to both, and I should be able to offer some first-person observations. First, though, I have to find out what my treatment will be.

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