So far in our journey this is the only appointment that I have missed. My grandparents took Josh so I could work. He had an appointment with a urologist on Tuesday, May 27. The urologist wanted to remove the testicle, he wanted to remove it fast. The surgery was scheduled for Wednesday, May 28 at …
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The biopsy
An ultrasound, more labwork, and a biopsy were scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 2008. At this point Josh and I were basically in a whirlwind of emotions, we didn’t know what to think or do. Our family doctor really did his best to speed things up. The ultrasound of the testicle was very interesting to …
The diagnosis
On Monday, May 19 the doctor called with the results of the lab work—-NORMAL. I thought we were in the clear, in fact, I think we both thought that we were in the clear. Later that afternoon the doctor called again and said that the CT of the chest revealed that the two spots were …
The 2nd CT
The doctor ordered another CT for the very next day, Tuesday, May 20, 2008. This CT was of the abdomen and pelvis to see where else, if anywhere, the cancer was. I went with him and stayed by his side until we was doing the CT. We worked really hard to get the results of …
The Onset
Josh’s Journey started on May 14, 2008. Josh wasn’t feeling well, his shoulder hurt and he just didn’t feel well. He was sick again on May 15 so I made him make an appointment with the family doctor. At his appointment later that afternoon they did a shoulder xray which was normal, some lab work, …