They found WHAT and they sent me home???!?

[figmo]

I finally saw the doctor today and learned some stuff about my test results from the bloodwork done at the hospital Monday. She laughed as she told me I wasn't pregnant (I was disgusted that they even wasted time and effort on such a test). OTOH, they found blood in my urine sample.

WTF????!?

Yup, blood. She did a quick rectal exam and the test showed blood there, too.

Speaking of blood, my BP was something along the lines of 135/53. I asked the nurse who took it if the second number was unusually low. She said it sometimes balances out the other number.

I'm not feeling any better.

I had to submit a set of urine and stool samples, and I need to make an appointment for a renal ultrasound. When I asked the doctor if it could be "The Big C," she said, "Given your history, I doubt it." She went on to say the kinds of cancer that present themselves with the symptoms I've got are "smokers' cancers."

I am terrified of what could be wrong with me. At the same time, I want to find out ASAP so I can get it taken care of, whatever it is.

Comments

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Remember that there are *lots* of very simple, very treatable conditions that could cause those symptoms ... and that they are a *lot* more likely than anything really serious.

You're logical and sensible ... you understand statistics and probabilities, so you know that it's very likely something minor that can be cleared up in days once they figure out what it is ... and yes, of course you're human and emotional too and worry about the worst that it could be ... but hold on to the hope and the logic and use that to keep as level as possible and as full of positivity as possible.

And that there are lots of very rare things (asteroid impact, lightning strike, The Rapture (grin!)) that could end your life with no warning ... so anything that gives you a warning and time to get it fixed is a *good* thing ...

... so hugs and best wishes, and whatever happens, do your best to enjoy life now, as you never know when the next asteroid with your name on it might come along!