Chronology of cancer diagnosis and treatment

I have, as of May 11, 2009 completed a chronology as of this date. It is my intention to update this blog as more information and events become available.


JAMES W. CRAWFORD
CHRONOLOGY OF CANCER DIAGNOSIS





MID FEBRARY - - - - HAD HEADACHES, THOUGHT IT WAS COMPUTER EYE STRAIN
TOOK TYLENOL. IT DIDN’T WORK, SO I STOPPED ALL CAFFINE
IT DIDN’T WORK EITHER.
EARLY MARCH - - - - PAIN CONSENTRATED IN TWO UPPER LEFT JAW TEETH
MARCH 11 - - - - DR BAGWELL
MARCH 12 - - - - I FOUND LUMP –CALLED DR BAGWELL BACK – REFERRED ME TO DR
ALTICK
MARCH 18 - - - - DR ALTICK USED WORD TUMOR – REFERRED ME TO DR BARHAM
MARCH 23 - - - - DR BARHAM
MARCH 25 - - - - BLOOD WORK
APRIL 1 - - - - - - CT SCAN
APRIL 6 - - - - - - DR BARHAM
APRIL 14 - - - - - BIOPSY
APRIL 15 - - - - -DR BARHAM – SAID IT WAS MALIGNANT
APRIL 20 - - - - - MEET WITH DR. STURGIS AT M.D. ANDERSON
APRIL 23 - - - - - EKG, CHEST XRAY, BLOOD WORK, MRI
APRIL 24 - - - - -PET SCAN PREP; PET SCAN
APRIL 27 - - - - - DENTIST
APRIL 29 - - - - - DR. SCOTT LIPPMAN – CHEMO MAN ; DR. C. ESCALANTE; INTERNAL
MEDICINE
MAY 5 - - - - -DISCUSS BIOPSY
MAY 6 - - - - -DO BIOPSY
MAY 8 - - - - -GET RESULTS OF BOTH PET SCAN AND BIOPSY VIA PHONE
AFTER CALL TO PATIENT ADVOCATE

Mid February, 2009

I got off of caffeine because someone suggested that I was drinking a lot of coffee and tea. It didn't help much.

Feb. 2009

I began having headaches about the middle of February, 2009.
I thought it was just eye strain from looking into the computer more than usual because it was tax season. I just took a bunch of Tylenol.