Dr. Dixie’s Blog

What if: What if you are now post-op day 24 and you finally got to speak with your Gyn Oncologist a couple of days ago. You would have a lot of questions! As did I. I spent 3 days in the hospital which was definitely not fun. This included being in the hospital for my...

What if:  What if you now are kind of used to the fact that yes, you have stage 4 ovarian cancer and the Chemo Therapies seem to be working. One of the cancer test( a Cancer Antigen Test with a 35 number or less being normal) that was given you immediately after you...

What if: You were discharged from the ER with pain meds and instructions as per. my last blog to contact my new oncology people (team) at Levine Cancer Center.  At this point you were also told that a biopsy would need to be done immediately to tell the origin of my...

What if: So, what if you just had some blood work done on Monday at your PCD's office and then a "STAT" CT scan without contrast done the next Wednesday and on Friday you decide to look up your lab results on your "Portal." You suddenly realize your CT scan results...

What if:  What if you are completely dedicated to your health and are on numerous diets and exercise programs but you have noticed a (?) mass of some sort in your right lower abdomen along with some lower abdominal pain. Your spouse has been sick and you just kinda...