Dr Mahmood was very kind and friendly.  I think he took some blood and did a physical exam.  Blood work was good and physical was fine. no problems.  He then said he would like to look at the slides himself as he had already read the pathology report that came back from a lab in Tennessee.  The surgeon Dr Morris wanted to be sure the sample was checked very thorough.  Just in case.  Mom, Dad, and Don came to this appointment with me.  When Dr Mahmood came back he told us the news.  I began to cry a little.  It has felt very overwhelming.  I felt sorry for the doc have to see me tear up like that, but I’m sure he’s seen it before.  He then told us that I have Acute Myloid Leukemia with an extramedulary presentation.  He told us it was a very aggressive cancer and needed to be treated promptly for the best success.  He also felt it was better to go to a larger University hospital in order to be managed by a team of docters for the best outcome and prognosis.  He let us know that even though the treatment plan is pretty tough alot of people who have this disease can go into complete remission with a potential for cure with no recurrence.