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...Q. Did you suspect you might have cancer before they told you? A. No. And I went in with a little handbag, fully convinced that I would be on my way to Camp David the next morning. And they came back in after having taken out the polyp and told me that they had found this other type. And they said, about this other type, that we have no evidence whether there are cancer cells, but it is the kind that can be cancerous. And they said, now you're all prepped, you're here. That prepping took...
...Q. There was some comment when you only spent five minutes with the doctors when they told you that the specimen was cancerous. A. Yes, they were most reassuring...
...Q. You're not unhappy with your medical advice...
...Q. When was the hardest moment in this whole episode? A. The most difficulty I have is in that period in which time disappears and you're no longer a part of the world, [you are] under the anesthetic. The most difficult time I had was trying to reorient as to where I was and had I been operated on yet or not. And they said, "Oh, yes, it's all over...
...Q. Why didn't you do it [the full exam] last year? A. Well, I think this is what has been misplayed somewhat. We knew at the time that there were two small polyps and they had got one, and we set a time later when I would go back in. And there was talk of the concern about blood. That was all dismissed because I took the further tests and examinations on that and there never was another trace. I'm a little embarrassed talking boldly about all of these plumbing secrets and everything. But I think...