Stouffers
Banned
This year hasn't been the best for me medically.
Earlier in the year, they found a small thyroid nodule with calcification. Thyroid nodules aren't too uncommon but the calcification increases the chance of malignancy. I have to have ultrasounds every six months to check for growth. It's too small to biopsy.
This summer, they discovered and removed skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma) from my forehead. The surgery took hours and it was just a little spot. Left a 2 inch scar right across my forehead. I have to get checked every six months for more.
Last (hopefully), since early October, I've been having dizziness, headaches, and lightheadedness. Has a series of tests done and they found a brain aneurism. The aneurism find is incidental and does not explain my symptoms. It's too small to justify surgery (the risk of surgery complications outweigh the chance of rupture), but a rupture is normally catastrophic.
I'm not so much worried about the nodule or skin cancer. Both can be rectified by cutting crap off of me. The aneurism, though, has caused me so much anxiety I've been having panic attacks for the first time in my life. They've tailed off a bit due to a little help from Mr. Lexapro and I've come to terms with just randomly turning off from blowing my nose or taking a shit.
Anyone else dealing with something similar?
Earlier in the year, they found a small thyroid nodule with calcification. Thyroid nodules aren't too uncommon but the calcification increases the chance of malignancy. I have to have ultrasounds every six months to check for growth. It's too small to biopsy.
This summer, they discovered and removed skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma) from my forehead. The surgery took hours and it was just a little spot. Left a 2 inch scar right across my forehead. I have to get checked every six months for more.
Last (hopefully), since early October, I've been having dizziness, headaches, and lightheadedness. Has a series of tests done and they found a brain aneurism. The aneurism find is incidental and does not explain my symptoms. It's too small to justify surgery (the risk of surgery complications outweigh the chance of rupture), but a rupture is normally catastrophic.
I'm not so much worried about the nodule or skin cancer. Both can be rectified by cutting crap off of me. The aneurism, though, has caused me so much anxiety I've been having panic attacks for the first time in my life. They've tailed off a bit due to a little help from Mr. Lexapro and I've come to terms with just randomly turning off from blowing my nose or taking a shit.
Anyone else dealing with something similar?
