Mostly Good News, Some Unpleasantness Ahead
Well, it’s not anything with my lymph nodes, so not breast cancer. The MRI says it’s not nodes and not a cyst, it’s a tumor of some sort that is not in the muscle, but between the muscle and skin, more embedded in the skin tissue. The DO said her level of concern has dropped about 90% now, but still, she’s referring me to a surgeon to have it taken out and tested. Would rather have it out and checked than leave it in and find out later that something was missed in testing. That makes sense for the most part, though I’m not much looking forward to the surgery. Ugh.
My blood work all came back fine except for the Celiac screenings, two of the three were negative, one was just slightly into the positive. She admits that she’s only had one other case of Celiac in her practice in ten years, and while she got advice from someone at the Cleveland Clinic for what to test for, she feels she’s at the end of her abilities with this one and is referring me to a Gastroenterologist to do more extensive screenings, and for a wonderful colonoscopy and biospy of my colon. The positive could be a false positive, but then again…
Whooo! Can’t wait!
So thank you all so much for your kind words, wisdom and mojo. It’s been such a help.
"In summer we live out of doors, and have only impulses and feelings, which are all for action, and must wait commonly for the stillness and longer nights of autumn and winter before any thought will subside; we are sensible that behind the rustling leaves, and the stacks of grain, and the bare clusters of the grape, there is the field of a wholly new life, which no man has lived; that even this earth was made for more mysterious and nobler inhabitants than men and women. In the hues of October sunsets, we see the portals to other mansions than those which we occupy."
~Henry David Thoreau
June 1st, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Wonderful news! I’m sure the next couple of months of sunshine and gentle puttering in your healing garden will set everything right again. Peace, love, sunshine, good fresh food—the healers! Love from us.
June 1st, 2007 at 6:12 pm
I’m an idiot, Kelly. I read on google reader and only the first line of your entries come in and I rarely click through because I just scan quick through my blogreads. Obviously this first line caught me and I feel terrible that I had no idea you were going through this. I’m so glad that the news was good. I’ll start clicking through more often!!!!
June 1st, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Sounds like the same way my testing for celiac went, complete with colonoscopy (which wasn’t nearly as bad as I’d anticipated).
I’m sure you’ll come through with flying colors; always a mixed blessing as you’ll get a clean bill of health, but maybe no answers….
Oh, and on the digestive front I highly recommend some cultured veggies.
June 1st, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Life is lumpy. It really is. And as you get older (because I AM old), you get used to that. Nonetheless, I hope all turns out well and a healthy diet cures a multitude of sins.
June 2nd, 2007 at 11:46 pm
So friggin’ glad to hear this.
June 3rd, 2007 at 7:24 am
no worries, Dawn! I know how hard it can be to keep up with reading all of the blogs…thanks for your concern.
June 3rd, 2007 at 7:25 am
Jeanne, you had false positve too? I’m really debating if I need to go through with it or not. I really am feeling so much better… cultured veggies? Is that the same as fermented?
June 3rd, 2007 at 7:25 am
You’re right, Linda. Life IS lumpy.
June 3rd, 2007 at 7:25 am
Sandra, you and me both.
June 3rd, 2007 at 3:22 pm
Glad to hear the good news. Hopefully the surgery will be quick and relatively pain free. Happy Gardening!