Time to talk...

[jbailey]

Well, I guess it's time to talk.

I mentioned in my last post some back troubles. These aren't really news - I've had those for a long time. The news is the discovery in early January that there's some sort of growth / lesion / tumour on that spot causing me further problems now.

So I've been for tests. The MRI was a couple weeks ago. The CT scan earlier today. I have an angiogram tomorrow to map it further. The idea in my head was to wait until I had something interesting to tell people. A plan, knowledge, all the rest.

Well, I don't have that yet. But where two days ago, I was thinking that tomorrow was just a day of tests, it seems that as part of the angiogram an embolism is possible - that's where they try to cut off the blood supply to a tumour to make later surgery a bit easier. It carries risks. It carries a night in the ICU and another night in a ward. Surgery would need to follow within two weeks.

So I still have nothing to tell people. I'm used to being one of the ones with the answers handy. I'm obviously a bit nervous, but more in anticipation.

Thoughts and love are appreciated. We get started at 7am pacific.

Comments

[arishlea.livejournal.com]

Maybe all the recent changes in your life lately have been designed to bring you to the doctor who recognised that your back pain was more than just the usual found in young men who hunch over a computer all day and a crib all night. I'm sure that now you know the root of your problem, you'll be able to work on a solution and live mindfully forwards as you have been reminded how valuable a healthy life is.

Or, maybe it all just sucks. :P Thinking of you today :)