Sunday, September 27, 2009

Here's the scoop

I haven't updated with what ever came of my medical problems so I thought I would get it all up to date. I also have to try and get the pictures from our California trip uploaded so this can truely be a Wallingford Family Fun blog!!
As I said in my previous post I got a referral for an Ultrasound. The result was not what I expected! My doctor called and left a message that it was normal and if I had questions to call. Of course I had questions..What the heck is causing me so much pain that I want to run to the E.R??? I decided to see another doctor and see what they had to say. My mom asked her friends that work in Home Health here in town and they gave her the names of two doctors. I got in to see one within a few days. She was puzzled and said that it sounded like Gallbladder to her and she wanted me to talk to a Surgeon to get their opinion. During my visit with her (the new doctor) she thought she felt a lump on my thyroid and sent me in for an ultrasound (I joked they should have ultrasounded my entire body!)
Fast forward about a three weeks later and I am sitting in the surgeons waiting the door opens and the doctor tells me "you know you need to have this biopsied?" pointing to her throat. Great! Apparently I don't have one lump I have two and there is a small chance its cancer! She told me not to worry and if it is cancer its the kind you want to have. Yeah I think I'll stick to worring! She then went on to tell me that my gallbladder might not be functioning correctly and there is another test they can do and if that comes back negative then I have to jump through some hoops to make sure its not something else. She strongly believes its my gallbladder and is pretty set on taking it. She strongly advices getting it taking care of before I get pregnant again since thats when it flairs up. So we're putting that off until we know more.
Later that same day I had an appointment with my new doc. I figured the surgeon had told me the news she was planing on telling me but I needed to go anyways and get my bloodwork results. She put me on a mega dose of Viatamin D and told me that my billi ruben numbers were slightly elevated...makes sense if my gallbladder is out of whack! She felt bad I heard the news about my thyroid the way I did.
A couple days later I went in for the gallbladder test and I go in this Weds for my biopsy. I had the option to be knocked out for the procedure but I wanted to be able to still nurse Maddie. I also figure if I can push for over three hours without drugs and birth a 9lb 12oz baby I can probably survive an hour procedure that the needles in my kneck will only take up 20 minutes of. Plus it would add another 2 hrs to my time there and I would have to worry about finding someone to stay with Maddie and I know how Donnie feels about hospitals as it is.
Needless to say I am on edge. I don't want to the biopsy, I'm praying it's nothing and I wish I could just get the surgry over with and move on. It's a lot of stress and as if thats not enough for me I started to school this last week. Of course I'm not taking a walk in the park class no I'm taking human biology. And then theres my responsibilities to my family and my calling at church and lets not forget that my mom is having problems and I'm helping her when I can. I don't have much at all going on! I am making sure to find time to enjoy my family. We are taking Maddie to a playdate at the local gymnastics place on Tuesday and our goal is go swimming that afternoon as a family. I am truely thankful that I have them and that they give me the love and support that I need. It's times like these I'm kinda glad Maddie is such a mamas girl cause I need lots of love right now.