I know the world is nuts right now and, believe me, I’m concerned about it, but things are a little whirlwind-y here in my very limited neck o’ the woods, so bear with me on this. This is just personal stuff. Feel free to move along. There’s some medical stuff in here, so consider yourself warned.
Side note: I know they tell you “Don’t talk about medical issues online! Insurance companies will see your pre-existing conditions!” Fair enough, but, I get the sense this advice isn’t really applicable anymore. Anyone who wants that information on you has it. Just trust me on this. They probably know more about what you’re dealing with than you do. I love privacy (although you’d be hard pressed to tell by how I act sometimes), but I feel like this battle was fought and lost. Anyway, my hope is that by talking about this stuff, maybe some other folks will go and see their doctors and make sure everything’s good. If something is wrong, you have it whether you know it or know. You’re better off knowing.
Right, where were we? Oh yes: The MRI I had a couple of weeks ago wasn’t great. Well, I’m sure it was a wonderful magnetic image of parts of me, but those images were concerning. Nothing is certain, but the next step is a very uncomfortable biopsy. We’re doing it sooner rather than later as there’s little sense in waiting once the decision has been made. “It’s nothing” is still a possibility, but it isn’t necessarily the most-likely possibility.
The path after that is less clear as this is still a recon mission. What we do, and how decisively it needs to be done, will be determined by the results. Nothing I can do right now but wait. I’ll say this, though: I’m glad Nicole pestered me to see a doctor more often. I’m glad my doctor was suspicious of a single marker that could have been a lot of other things. I’m glad my specialist wasn’t satisfied with cursory tests. If this is cancer, well, better to know now, better to catch it early, than to wait until I have symptoms.
There are a couple of lesser things that my GP is referring to other specialists. Nothing to worry about there, it’s more about trying to get me to sleep better and stuff like that. He was, frankly, a little shocked at how much my bloodwork improved over the last seven months. Nicole and I have been eating really well, getting exercise, and generally taking care of ourselves. It’s not all doom and gloom by any stretch of the imagination.
Speaking of Nicole, I can’t wait to tell you about her latest project…but I do have to wait. I can’t tell you what it is, but she’s got an idea…
Y’all take care and be good to each other,
-RK