I'm going to break up all the new info into several posts over the next few days because...there is a lot of new and potentially new info. Mike will also ad his special twist to the blog so stay tuned.
What I thought I'd do is introduce you to our ever growing cast of medical characters in order of which they appear. Here goes:
THE DOCTORS (with major roles)
(bit actors with non-recurring roles such as Dr Malgren aka Swedish Chef, will not be listed.)
Dr Sebastain Mangiamele - our little Italian family doctor from Brooklyn who is a martial arts fanatic and is a boxing Dr in his spare time. I know the Mangiamele family because our sons are friends and their daughter took riding lessons from me. Dr M started the ball rolling on this gig.
Dr Benjamin Roy - general surgeon, did the colonoscopy on Mike and found the cancer. Dr Roy is our liaison between Minneapolis and Bemidji and our "shake it up, shake it loose, shake it down" guy. Grand Rapids boy. Normal down to earth kinda man. Shoots straight from the hip and knows his limits.
Dr Behanin Sahin - Pronounced Shine, medical oncologist Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Medical Center. Dr Sahin was the first doc we saw in the Cities and also the wrong doc for what we initially needed. Dr Sahin got us an appointment with Dr Madoff by pulling strings. I understand Mike will probably get sent back to him for chemo plans. Serious kinda guy who gets things done.
Dr Robert Madoff - Colon and Rectal Surgeon Chief at the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota AKA by everyone we've talked to down there as GOD. Madoff is our boat driver and will do the surgery on Mike. Relaxed, confident guy. Straightforward. Very likable. Seems the staff like him too.
Dr Adolfson - Radiation Oncologist Intern at the University Medical Center, Minneapolis. Intern of Dr Margaret Reynolds. Intern in charge of staging Mike's radiation. Competent, kind, patient and empathetic with a sense of humor.
Dr Margaret Reynolds - Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center, Minneapolis. Dr Adolfson's mentor. Compassionate, direct and together with Dr Adolfson very chatty. We didn't spend much time with her.
Dr Kenneth Koeneman - Urology at the Center for Prostate Cancer. Fast talking, quasi mulleted 40ish doctor who is an aggressive risk taker. Get things done. Dr Koeneman did Mike's prostate biopsy and will be advising Dr Madoff and Drs Adolfson and Reynolds in regards to treatment plan if the biopsy comes back positive.
There will also be a genetic counselor to appear in later episodes. And we are just going to keep you in suspense on that one! So stay tuned! New cast members are introduced weekly.
I know you are thinking GEE WIZARDS! Yeah, us too. Dr Adolfson, my favorite so far, said it best when he said, "I know this looks a lot like a Chinese Fire Drill, but, pretty quick now everything will line up. Everyone will be on the bus and there will be a driver."
So, until then...woooo, whoooooo, wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Peace out people,
Karen
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