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a little freaked out...
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June 22, 2006
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A few weeks ago i began having this pain in my Left Abdomen, behind my ribs (or so it felt). So i went to my doctor who had me get a CT Scan (AKA CAT Scan) of my abdomen and pelvis (just in case).
Unfortunately the CT scan was unable to determine the reasoning for the pain I was having on the left side, however it found some other 'problems' that I had no idea were present.
It found a 5.5cm sized density on the RIGHT lung (the lower lobe RLL). 5.5cm's to me is pretty friggen huge. Esepcially it being a random 'density'. Also, the CT found a 1.5 cm sized density near my ovaries. I had no pain there, so what the heck are these things?
I've had ultrasounds in the past because I get ovarian cysts, so I hope that the 1.5cm one they found is just that. And when it finally bursts, I'll be in extreme pain but it will be temporary and I can deal with that.
I'm really concerned about the mass on my lung. My mind has been going crazy thinking of the possibilities. What could it be? Lung Cancer? Maybe just a random tumor that is benign? (i hope)They also found a fluid filled sac in my right lung (middle lobe RML). I'm guessing that is some kind of bronchial issue. Like Bronchitis or something like that. I've had a cough, not very frequent but it is there and hasn't gone away.
I grew up in a house where my parents smoked excessively my entire life. I moved away to college and was okay, but when I came back from college, i couldn't handle the smoke. I had gotten asthma and had been hospitalized for it b/c I was allergic to the smoke. My family continued to smoke in the house despite the affects it was having on me and my younger sister.
They eventually, after MASSIVE amounts of arguments and another trip to the hospital with worse results than previous, decided to keep the smoke contained to one room in the house.
Unfortunalely, 25+ years of smoking in a house leaves its mark, and is almost impossible to get rid of. The furniture, carpets, and even our DOGS smell like smoke. When my mom walks past me, i smell it and it literally makes me cough and choke. It takes my breath away...literally.
This could be the reason for the mass on my lung. In a worst case scenario, that is my conclusion. Lung Cancer due to second-hand smoke. GRRRRRREAT.
I've read online that only 10% of the people who have surgery done to remove the tumor live their lives more than 5 years cancer free and live to be old. The other 90% do not survive for long.
Tomorrow I go for a CT scan of my chest and an ultrasound of the abdomen to see what that other mass is.
I won't find out the results until the middle of next week. I'm not looking forward to waiting.
I got the original CT scans done early last week, and had to wait to hear the results while I was on vacation. Not making my temper very good.
I hope everything is going to be okay... I'm just really nervous and I still don't know what is causing the pain on my LEFT side. All the organs on that side seem to be fine... ughLabels: health, lungs |
| posted by Typette @ 6:24 PM |
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