Scared2, I know this is very scary. The unknown always is. But you can take confidence that your doctor is on top of this. I wish you strength for Friday's appointment. If there's anything you don't understand, be sure to ask questions. I find it helpful to repeat back the main points that I need to remember. This helps me to commit it to memory better, plus it let's the doctor see how I have understood the information and they can correct anything I didn't understand correctly.

Do you bring notepad and pen to the appointments? I do, but I'm not very good at taking notes during the appointment. But at least I have it to write things down right afterwards, sometimes I do it right there in the waiting room. My final questions at all appointments are:
What are our next steps?
Who can I call if I have any questions that I didn't think to ask?