The Mammoth in the Room

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Ad Libitum1 December 2015The Mammoth in the RoomDaniel Goodenberger, MDDaniel Goodenberger, MDFrom St. Louis, Missouri.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M14-1586 Audio Reading - “The Mammoth in the Room” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "The Mammoth in the Room," by D. Goodenberger. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail At the elevator, waiting, aged hip unquiet, urging patience. He approaches—didn'tI see you in the GI lab when I had my colonoscopy, talking to Dr. D?Ah—probably about shared ultrasound, uncovering cancer high and low, between us. Here to see him?No, my first chemo. Colon? Lung, in the center of my chest, like my fist, they can't remove it.Testing—Alk1 negative, awaiting … EGFR? Hope the side effects are not too bad.Buttercups froze in my mouth as Berezovska's malignant chill embraced us;Freezing the smile upon my face, making solid his brittle hope, and erasing my arthritic pain. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From St. Louis, Missouri.Current Author Address: Daniel Goodenberger, MD; e-mail, daniel.[email protected]gov. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “The Mammoth in the Room” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "The Mammoth in the Room," by D. Goodenberger. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 2015Volume 163, Issue 11Page: 835KeywordsColonColonoscopyEstimated glomerular filtration rateHipLungsMouthThoraxUltrasound imaging ePublished: 1 December 2015 Issue Published: 1 December 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...