Dr. B's response to Will's last question hits us like a stun gun, no kidding. I mean, here we are, hoping he'll find an open slot of surgical time sometime next week or the week after at the latest, when instead, our sense of logic is thrown for a loop upon being told that surgery can't take place for six weeks!
Upon hearing that Will will have to wait for a month and a half, I'm sure you can understand our minds feeling stung. I mean, who's to say whether or not this cancer, which has been growing for years, may be metastasizing as we speak! Needless to say, all Jerry sees on our faces is surprise. Then, while listening to Larry explain why six weeks must pass, the natural rise of our internal unrest calms down for this reason: Though Jerry's logical response does not reduce frustration with the waiting game, his explanation swings the stung state of our metronome's needle from emotional reaction toward neutral by offering up a puzzle piece that clarifies the bigger picture ... And clarity proves calming.
Then, Jerry offers us yet another piece of information that makes six weeks easier to swallow when compared with this fact: Had we chosen to travel to Rochester for prostate surgery, urologists at Mayo Clinic would have postponed surgery for eight weeks. Why?
Well if you remember, I've already penned the logical reason as to why Will's surgery must be postponed in a previous post; however that piece of information may have slipped your mind, so I'll refresh your memory, anew:
After extracting 24 biopsy tissues, it will take a minimum of six weeks for this diseased gland, which is now riddled with inflammation, to heal. And allowing time for inflamed tissue to heal is essential in order to provide any surgeon with an exquisitely clear view of the delicate boundaries separating healthy tissue from disease. Again, the delicacy of this surgery demands that Dr. B's hand-eye coordination be meticulous when the focus of his goal is two fold: Extracating diseased tissue, while preserving as many nerves as possible.
Though urology residents at Mayo are trained to wait eight weeks after performing biopsies, Dr. B, who has performed this surgery, daily, for many years, reassures us that he's never encountered a problem with going in after six … and as he has experienced the challenge of this nerve-wracking waiting game, himself, he chooses not to stretch six weeks to eight.
As you can see, our minds feel relieved to hear that this next chapter in the waiting game, which, naturally, drives nerves of steel up the wall, will not stretch out over fourteen additional days … until Jerry, consulting his appointment book, suggests a date that causes our spirits—which have been holding on to this lengthy roller coaster ride, blindly—to plunge straight down, again, for this reason … the date is Wednesday, Sept. 10th …
Upon hearing that Will will have to wait for a month and a half, I'm sure you can understand our minds feeling stung. I mean, who's to say whether or not this cancer, which has been growing for years, may be metastasizing as we speak! Needless to say, all Jerry sees on our faces is surprise. Then, while listening to Larry explain why six weeks must pass, the natural rise of our internal unrest calms down for this reason: Though Jerry's logical response does not reduce frustration with the waiting game, his explanation swings the stung state of our metronome's needle from emotional reaction toward neutral by offering up a puzzle piece that clarifies the bigger picture ... And clarity proves calming.
Then, Jerry offers us yet another piece of information that makes six weeks easier to swallow when compared with this fact: Had we chosen to travel to Rochester for prostate surgery, urologists at Mayo Clinic would have postponed surgery for eight weeks. Why?
Well if you remember, I've already penned the logical reason as to why Will's surgery must be postponed in a previous post; however that piece of information may have slipped your mind, so I'll refresh your memory, anew:
After extracting 24 biopsy tissues, it will take a minimum of six weeks for this diseased gland, which is now riddled with inflammation, to heal. And allowing time for inflamed tissue to heal is essential in order to provide any surgeon with an exquisitely clear view of the delicate boundaries separating healthy tissue from disease. Again, the delicacy of this surgery demands that Dr. B's hand-eye coordination be meticulous when the focus of his goal is two fold: Extracating diseased tissue, while preserving as many nerves as possible.
Though urology residents at Mayo are trained to wait eight weeks after performing biopsies, Dr. B, who has performed this surgery, daily, for many years, reassures us that he's never encountered a problem with going in after six … and as he has experienced the challenge of this nerve-wracking waiting game, himself, he chooses not to stretch six weeks to eight.
As you can see, our minds feel relieved to hear that this next chapter in the waiting game, which, naturally, drives nerves of steel up the wall, will not stretch out over fourteen additional days … until Jerry, consulting his appointment book, suggests a date that causes our spirits—which have been holding on to this lengthy roller coaster ride, blindly—to plunge straight down, again, for this reason … the date is Wednesday, Sept. 10th …
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