A week into February, the nurse called us to book an appointment with the GP at the earliest. We knew straight away the biopsy result must have reached the GP.
We both along with our 5 weeks old daughter visited the GP the same Friday evening. There was a long delay at the GP's, and finally we became the last ones in the waiting room. It was almost closing time and the staff were leaving. I still remember that kind desk staff come to us and meet our little daughter. She told us how big her little boy has grown into now and reminded us to cherish the times. All thanks to Allah.
After some more waiting, the GP called us in. It was a worrying walk to the doctor's room. Yet cancer was not even in our thoughts. Hubby has a familial history of hemorrhoids. So frankly, that was the worst I was expecting to hear that day. The GP began to discuss the biopsy results straight away. There wasn't any sugar-coating really. Not necessary either as it wouldn't have made a difference to the heartbreak.
Malignancy was the word. The polyp was cancerous. The GP went on with the aspects of the report, but we were quite shattered by then everything else just felt like a murmur. We are being sent to Fremantle Hospital, Colo-rectal Surgery for further investigations at the earliest. Anyway the doctor assured us that the colonoscopy was done at the right time. We got rid of the polyp. All thanks to God.
At the back of my mind I was wondering whether we just cleared up everything or was it all beginning with this new finding. Whatever the case, this is a decree of Almighty Allah. I tried to remember the supplication for the time of distress.
Before leaving the doctor's room, we asked for a hard-copy of the biopsy result. I was sure we both missed out many things from the GP's discussion.
We walked back into the parking lot pale faced and drove home in silence pretty much. All thanks to God for making Islam clear to us. Every pain is a source of purification of our sins. We prayed to Allah to keep us patient.
