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Alright guys, I finally decided to start putting my journal up and together nicely. My first post shall be about cancer. Why, you ask? Well, it's a long story...
Near the end of December 2005, my Grandpa had pointed out to my Grandma that my throat looked enlarged. Being that my mom had had a problem with a hyperactive thyroid, my Grandma immediately notified my mom. The first thing I had done was to have an ultrasound to check out my thyroid. It didn't look like I had either hyper or hypothyroid syndrome, but I had lumps/bumps on my thyroid. So my mom set up an appointment with a doctor to have a biopsy done. A biopsy is where they stick a small needle into the problematic area to withdraw cells to help determine whether or not it is cancerous. 'Cancer' I thought, 'Well great... just one more thing for me to be worried about.'
Unfortunately, the biopsy came back as non-diagnostic. This meant that they had withdrawn too much fluid, which meant that they could not determine if I had cancer or not. So I had to set up another appointment to have an ultrasonic biopsy done. This procedure is a little more complicated, whereas I had to have a nurse moving the ultrasound machine around on my neck, while the doctor stuck me. Believe you me, this is most uncomfortable as you cannot breathe, cough, or swallow... especially when they're pressing crap on you.
Again, it came back as non-diagnostic. Imagine my frustration and that of my parents and friends. So I had one last option - to go in for surgery. If I didn't do the surgery, it might mean that I would have a cancer that would eventually spread in my body, and I did not want that at all. So near the end of March I went in for surgery. They removed half of my thyroid, and when I awoke, they told me that I did not have cancer.
Now, as much as I was relieved by this news, it really made me think. Ever since I was little, I believed that cancer just happened to random "special" people and not to someone like me. But it came and it went, even though I did not have it. It definitely made me realize that cancer can pop up anywhere. So please, take a step back, look at your life, and enjoy it as it is. You never know what could happen next.
Much love all!
heart Shoujo
 Teh Shoujo · Sat Sep 02, 2006 @ 05:38am · 0 Comments |
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