Summation

It's getting difficult to follow all of these posts, isn't it? If you're a regular reader you've been taking a walk in my shoes. It's getting crazy because there are too many things happening at the same time. Here's a summation of where I'm at right now.

1. The basal cell carcinoma was removed from scalp, leaving a large wound that required a skin graft. The donor site was my right clavicle. The graft seems to be working and the donor site is healing nicely. That should be the end of this specific issue.
2. I've been taking Orgovyx for about 10 days. The idea of using estrogen to counteract some of the dangerous side effects of Orgovyx is not supported by my oncologist. He said there is not enough data to recommend its use and he wants to stick with Orgovyx for a while to see how well it works before adding anything else. Makes sense. 
3. The bone lesion on my femur has been identified as prostate cancer and radiation therapy has been scheduled to treat it. The treatment consists of 1 setup appointment (scheduled for mid-February) and 5 sessions in the radiation machine (scheduled for the first half of March). This treatment will not be curative, so I guess you would call it palliative care; treatment of a symptom, not the disease that caused the symptom. This could be a little more complicated with PC, because these treatments may extend my life as well eliminate some symptoms. Time will tell. 
4. In late December four doctors decided that the mysterious bone lesion on my pelvis should be biopsied. This hasn't happened and I haven't been able to get an answer as to why it's not happening.  Today I was told that the group that does these biopsies, Interventional Radiology (IR) is so heavily booked that they have been unable to schedule this procedure. My surgeon's PA has promised to follow up on this and see if she can get me into the IR schedule. This is my fourth attempt to get answers. It's not that I'm eager to have a surgical procedure; I do what the doctors recommend. I just want answers to pin down loose ends. 

There are other active issues, but the PC and mesothelioma and unknown lesions on my pelvis and my spleen are my biggest concerns.

Last minute update on #4: An hour after I posted this I received a call from my surgeon's PA. Based on their experience, the IR team does not agree that this lesion should be biopsied. It is not indicative of cancer and the correct approach is to monitor it. They spoke with the surgeon who ordered the procedure and he agreed. One less thing for me to do! But where did that story of "so heavily booked" come from?