Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Plane Tickets in Hand
Our plane tickets to and from China arrived today. My God, I can barely stand the excitement. I still have to pack. I have packing lists galore and yet I have not packed. That is on my to-do list for this weekend. I definitely do not want to overpack. I have no problem wearing the same clothes over and over. The less you take, the less you have to carry.
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Health Issues - Mine Unfortunately
I have had some recent health issues so I have been focused on them. I have gallstones and 2 doctors I have seen said I need surgery and they wanted me to have it NOW. I have not had an attack in 2 months, so I do not feel the urgency to have this surgery now. I know I should have it soon so that I am not in an emergency surgery situation, but with the trip so close, I do not want to do it now. One dcotor said I should have it now (this was when trip was 3 weeks away)because I wouldn't want to be in China needing the surgery - just a little pressure. However, having the surgery now when I was not having an attack means that 99.9% that I could have laproscopic surgery. If I waited until I had an attack, I probably could not have laproscopic surgery and the recovery time would be increased. I know that Mexican food was the trigger for both my attacks, so I am keeping away from that food. Fat chance I'll be eating it in China anayway!
The other issue--I had my first mammogram as I am 39. They found 2 solid nodules, lucky me. The radiologist and the breast surgeon both told me that it didn't "look" like anything, it was probably benign, probably. Today I spent 5 hours at the hospital (most of it waiting!) and I had another sonogram and a needle biopsy. They gave me preliminary results and they said benign. I will get full results on Friday, but don't expect that it will change. I have to go back in 6 months for another scan. Whew! Like I needed this right now?!
My biggest fear is that I will have cancer because my mother had it (Lung/pancreatic,neither of which is hereditary), but my grandmother had breast cancer and has bone cancer, her husband had colon cancer, my uncle had throat cancer - all of this is on my mother's side. When my mother died in 1996, I became a vegetarian to cut my risk of cancer. I told my husband that if the results came back malignant, I was going to eat a cheeseburger from Burger King. HAHAHA! I ate a veggie burgertonight! Now I can go to China with a peaceful mind.
The other issue--I had my first mammogram as I am 39. They found 2 solid nodules, lucky me. The radiologist and the breast surgeon both told me that it didn't "look" like anything, it was probably benign, probably. Today I spent 5 hours at the hospital (most of it waiting!) and I had another sonogram and a needle biopsy. They gave me preliminary results and they said benign. I will get full results on Friday, but don't expect that it will change. I have to go back in 6 months for another scan. Whew! Like I needed this right now?!
My biggest fear is that I will have cancer because my mother had it (Lung/pancreatic,neither of which is hereditary), but my grandmother had breast cancer and has bone cancer, her husband had colon cancer, my uncle had throat cancer - all of this is on my mother's side. When my mother died in 1996, I became a vegetarian to cut my risk of cancer. I told my husband that if the results came back malignant, I was going to eat a cheeseburger from Burger King. HAHAHA! I ate a veggie burgertonight! Now I can go to China with a peaceful mind.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
