I had never posted a blog anywhere until I joined SG. I've written mostly relationship related things that have been going on in my life. Today is different. Something is happening that has me really scared. I'm hoping that writing about it provides me some catharsis. I'm also hoping that some of my friends on SG will read it and offer me some moral support.
To make a long story short, I went to the doctor last week because I've been having increasing pain on both sides of my groin area. Last Sunday, I also felt excruciating pain in my kidney area for the first time. After an examination and some tests, A couple of things were discovered. As I already suspected, I was diagnosed with a hernia. Annoying, but not that big a deal. Surgery was reccommended.
What I did not expect was that something was found in my left kidney area. Not a kidney stone, which could have been very painful to deal with, but not all that scary. It's some kind of growth, likely a tumor. I'm scheduled to meet with a surgeon that my doctor referred me to. I'm expecting to have surgery within the next few weeks. Of course there's also the issue of the hernia, but I'm not even really thinking about that right now.
Very scary thoughts are going through my head right now. The best case scenario would be that the tumor is benign and can be removed without any further problem. Of course, there's also the possibility of a more negative scenario, which I'm sure is self-explanatory. Needless to say, I'm pretty scared.
I have the support of my wonderful daughters, my son in law, and my new love, Mae-Ann. I am so grateful to have them in my life, now more than ever. I left a vague comment on Lyrical's latest blog about my needing surgery. She doesn't log onto SG much any more, so I don't believe she is aware of my situation. When she reads my comment, I hope she looks at this blog so she can know the details. I can use all the love and support I can get at this time. That includes my family, my personal friends, and the many good people on SG. Knowing myself as I do, the worst part of all this for me is the uncertainty, but I guess that's normal.
Best wishes to everyone.
To make a long story short, I went to the doctor last week because I've been having increasing pain on both sides of my groin area. Last Sunday, I also felt excruciating pain in my kidney area for the first time. After an examination and some tests, A couple of things were discovered. As I already suspected, I was diagnosed with a hernia. Annoying, but not that big a deal. Surgery was reccommended.
What I did not expect was that something was found in my left kidney area. Not a kidney stone, which could have been very painful to deal with, but not all that scary. It's some kind of growth, likely a tumor. I'm scheduled to meet with a surgeon that my doctor referred me to. I'm expecting to have surgery within the next few weeks. Of course there's also the issue of the hernia, but I'm not even really thinking about that right now.
Very scary thoughts are going through my head right now. The best case scenario would be that the tumor is benign and can be removed without any further problem. Of course, there's also the possibility of a more negative scenario, which I'm sure is self-explanatory. Needless to say, I'm pretty scared.
I have the support of my wonderful daughters, my son in law, and my new love, Mae-Ann. I am so grateful to have them in my life, now more than ever. I left a vague comment on Lyrical's latest blog about my needing surgery. She doesn't log onto SG much any more, so I don't believe she is aware of my situation. When she reads my comment, I hope she looks at this blog so she can know the details. I can use all the love and support I can get at this time. That includes my family, my personal friends, and the many good people on SG. Knowing myself as I do, the worst part of all this for me is the uncertainty, but I guess that's normal.
Best wishes to everyone.
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