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Oh boy, I was not expecting *that*!
The other day, I was making steaks for dinner. So of course, like I always do, I go out in the yard to preheat the grill.
What do I see when I open the lid of the grill?
A freaking field mouse, sitting right on top of the rack, staring up at me and frozen in fright.
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Written report for MRI
Okay, just got the written report for the MRI. I have not 1, but 2 labral tears in the same damn hip. Explains why the pain has been so bad all around the hip joint. I don't know if that will make the surgeon recommend hip replacement instead of repair, especially since repairs don't have good success rates in people with arthritis and autoimmune ( Read more... ) -
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I've been having increasing pain in my right hip, so my oncologist ordered an MRI. Heard back from them with great news and not so great news. No signs of metastasis, thank god. But not an all clear either, unfortunately. Apparently I have acetabular labral tears and will need to see an orthopedic specialist once I get the actual written report ( Read more... ) -
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My mother passed away suddenly last night. My family is shattered and in shock. My father lost his best friend of nearly 60 years. I don't know how any of us are going to get through this, I really don't ( Read more... ) -
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Okay, so over the past month or so, at first a few times a week but now pretty nearly every single night, I've been woken up in the middle of the night by absolutely horrible, excruciating, *paralyzing* pain in every major joint in my body. Ankles, knees, hips, back, shoulders - just *everywhere*. I mean, after all the surgeries and the spinal ( Read more... ) -
PET Scan Results
So I saw my oncologist Monday for the PET scan results. They were mixed ( Read more... ) -
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In a little over a half hour, I leave for the appointment with my oncologist, where I'll be getting the results of the PET scan. I'm worried about what the scan will show but I'm so worn out from waiting and worrying that at this point, I'm willing to deal with any results just as long as I *know*. Whatever the results end up being, I'll deal with ( Read more... ) -
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PET scan is done. The report should be sent to my oncologist within the week. However, the radiology tech burned it to a disc for me, along with the auto-run software to view the scans, so I'd have a digital copy for my records ( Read more... ) -
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So I saw the ENT surgeon today. Nice enough and definitely knowledgeable. On the off chance that the tumors might be benign, he doesn't want to remove my thyroid without first trying to get good needle biopsy samples. So I'm scheduled for ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsies at a radiology center early next Friday morning. It'll take about a week ( Read more... )
