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My tests turned out normal and also showed my pneumonia was almost gone!!!! Yeah.

The sad part is the nurse and my onc said they would call me and not make me wait over the weekend to find out the results. My husband and I even ran into my onc at the hospital in the hallway right after my scans.

I told her that last night my fever went up a little and I just ached and hurt so bad I could not rest. She said she was going to the hospital for a consult and she would stop by radiology after that. I then said, And you will call me, and she said yes.

Well, at 9:00 pm tonight I called the 24 hour emergency number and the onc on call found my results and gave them to me over the phone.

I really, really like my onc and know she is very competent but this time she screwed up.

Now I'm trying to think of the best way to give that feedback to her. I can e-mail her through the hospital web site......I don't want to scream and yell (that's not like me anyway). I need to think about this. My friend's father is a surgeon so I may call him and get his advice from a doctor's standpoint. The funny thing is my friend said her Dad always gives his patients his home phone number, cell phone, etc. I don't think I've ever had a doctor do that!

My pain tonight has not been as bad. Last night my fever went up again (99.5) and I just ached and hurt so bad that I could not rest.

Can you have withdrawals from herceptin? I missed my dose due to the pneumonia so just wondered if that is even something that could explain my pain?

At least I can relax and have a good weekend now.

Thank you all for your encouragement. Don't know what I would do without you all.

Happy Mothers Day everyone