Biopsy time

I see a head and neck cancer surgeon (a doctor whose acquaintance I don't recommend for just casual visits) and we get set up to remove a couple of lymph nodes from the back of my neck.  Surgery happens and you go home and fret.  I am already aware of significant anemia, an elevated malignant white blood cell count, and low platelets, all due to bone marrow invasion by tumor.  Being a retired physician causes you to become decidedly psychotic, since you know just a little too much about what is happening behind the curtain. So you wait.