CD19: Trudging along with barf bags in tow

Lots happening at work, at home, and with my ovaries. I went to see the wonderful U/S person on Friday to see how the cyst was doing. The previous Friday Dr. B said it looked as though it were 18mm (think that is correct) and I was concerned about the accuracy of that measurement. Mr. [...]

Posted on | March 7, 2011

Back to California

Good news: My cervical biopsies came back negative for dysplasia of any kind. Thank god. The dreaded virus still lurketh, but my body is clearly fighting it off. Bad news: The mole biopsy on my face, flesh colored little thing that was wedged into my naso-labial crease (line between nose and corner of lip) came [...]

Posted on | January 22, 2011

Check in with Dr. Czech

“D” and I made the long drive to Philly this evening to spend the weekend with his boys and, me, for a 7pm with the good doc … I brought Dr. Czech a copy of the GI’s pathology report to check out since my GI condition is highly likely an immune one. We had our [...]

Posted on | October 23, 2010

Diagnosis

I was pretty panicked all day waiting for my 4:45 appointment with the GI. I kept imagining that it would be the worst possible news (how we torture ourselves!?) and how I would react and feel hearing this. I arrived on time and was eventually ushered into a room to wait. He’s usually on time, [...]

Posted on | October 22, 2010

Colon Polyps and Probability

Most colon polyps do not turn into cancer, but nearly all color cancers derive from colon polyps “gone bad”. From the Colon Cancer Foundation (which we’ll assume is a reputable site for deriving statistics): Probability 1:“Adenomatous polyps or adenomas—These polyps can become cancerous, and they account for approximately 75% of all colon polyps.” P1 = [...]

Posted on | October 10, 2010

Colonoscopy Day

I’ve had one colonoscopy before today’s, and I have to say that the worst part about it has to be drinking the horrible solution that helps you evacuate your bowels. I really have a hard time drinking the stuff down and verge on vomiting with just about every sip. I was supposed to drink (shudder) [...]

Posted on | October 8, 2010

And then I went and took a break

I sorta dropped off the radar there. I was hoping to get started with another cycle after the dismal cycle where I had only two teeny tiny cysts…but that all went to hell, too. (MusicMakerMomma – I saw your post about my disppearance. I am sorry about not replying right away. I was out of [...]

Posted on | October 5, 2010

Radar Dropping and Things

I dropped off of the radar for a bit after my last post. Sometimes a bit of a shock is enough for to clam up for a bit. I know, prolific me with nothing to say? Last I wrote, I was on CD2 and I went in for my baseline U/S the next day. It [...]

Posted on | August 7, 2010