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| Wed, 03-05-2008 - 8:03am |
On Monday I went to the doctor because I was feeling pain/heaviness/etc. in the chest area. My doctor is out for a couple of weeks and I saw one of the other doctors in the clinic. They did blood tests, and an EKG. Because of my past history of blood clots they also did a chest x-ray and a CAT scan of the lungs. They were afraid of clots in the lungs. Thankfully, everything checked out ok and the doctor said that it probably was a muscle strain caused by all the snow shoveling and ice chipping that I've been doing. The doctor was very nice and I was very happy with him.
Last night the doc called me at home. It seems that when the radiologist checked over the x-rays, he found a little spot/nodule in the lung. He said that it is very small and that I shouldn't worry about it (yah right!) and that I should have follow-up x-rays in six months. Needless to say, my mind is going crazy at this point just imagining what it could be. The doc said that if I prefer, he will arrange for me to see a specialist but that he didn't think it was necessary at this point. Bottom line though, is that it's up to me.
I talked to dd#1 and decided to wait until after my vacation (about a month) and then go see my regular doctor because I am due for a physical anyway. I will then talk to him about it. Meanwhile, I wonder how to keep from worrying about it.
Prayers would be appreciated.



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You've got 'em, Kaci. Chances are it will turn out to be fine, but there's no way you can keep from worrying. I had a chest x-ray once for a rather persistent cough. They saw a "shadow" and wanted to repeat it. It took about 5 minutes to get it all set up again and in that time, I'd pretty well worked out how I was going to tell the kids, planned out the disposal of my assets and come up with some decent ideas for my funeral. Turned out it was just that...a shadow. But I'll never forget how that made me feel.
Every time something like that happens, I remind myself that none of us ever know how much time we have and that it's so important to make each day the best it can be. When faced with a serious issue, of course, that's not a lot of consolation, but I do like the thought.
I hope you can enjoy your vacation and that, having made the most of every day, you find that this turns out to be a storm in a teacup. (((Hugs)))
Kat
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