There are five board certified gynecological oncologists in the state of Iowa, four of them are here. They function as a team. The one-fourth of the team that I saw thinks the spot was a cyst, since he couldn't see/find anything.
He scheduled another ultrasound for 1/18/08 with another gynecology department in the hospital. The first was the done by the pediatrics-radiology department...we're not sure why.
Cataract surgery has been scheduled for 11/16 and 11/30, both at 5:00 a.m. The right eye is worse and will be done first. I'm to expect disorientation between surgeries as the vision will be corrected some, but my glasses will be the current prescription. Don't know if clear glass would be better, as my astigmatism is so severe I'll need to wear glasses afterwards -- most people don't need glasses afterwards.
I'm scheduled for another lung CT (with contrast, which means I'm injected with radioactive iodine) on 12/26/07.
My energy is slowly returning. I'm debating whether to go back on the lorazepam that was helping me sleep at night, whether to look for another medication, or whether to tough it out a couple more days. Getting a good night's sleep is considered a large part of the healing process... I've been off all medications, except those for high blood pressure, for a couple weeks now. While I still feel 'steroid bloated,' I know I'm over-weight as well. *sighs*
So that should be it -- medically -- for three weeks. *knocks wood*
We'll post photos and trivia for a while. Anything specific you're curious about that can be posted on a G-rated blog???
This photo of our Anniversary Bed was taken by OregonConnie's son the day of Terry's Memorial. The bed was planted last fall with all of the chrysanthemums that we used to decorate the gathering for our 25th Anniversary. About half of them survived our last winter. This spring I moved some others into the bed to fill it out -- without knowing the colors. It's just coming into its full glory.
Stay hydrated and make a great weekend! Don't be shy about posting how things are with you!!
7 comments:
Hurray again! I've been "channeling" the word cyst your way since the 17th. I just had a feeling that's what it had to be.
When I mentioned the cataract surgery to DonnaMarie she said "That'll take 5 minutes, that's easy." The visual disorientation will be the hard part. I'm assuming you will get a new prescription after the second procedure???
My sister Linda said congrats on the CT scan. She's been a cheerleader for you since I told her about the diagnosis.
I used to pay money to people I didn't know very well in order to become visually disoriented. Seems like the same thing to me. Yay cysts! Yay anyone who is actually post-coital! Peace! S.
Hooray, hooray! That's great news about the cyst. And nancyturtle, if the "channeling" was what helped, keep right on doing it! :^) It's always such a great feeling to hear some good news when I log into the blog.
I haven't experienced the cataract surgery, but I had four separate laser eye surgeries last year and was amazed by every one of them. Best of luck for a spectacular outcome.
Typical Oregon autumn day here. I woke to fog, then there was a beautiful sky, with some sunshine, and now we've just had a rain shower. The sky is blue again out my window, so who knows what will be next?
~OregonConnie
NancyTurtle, regards to Linda. I hope she's continuing to do well *crosses fingers*
I hear mostly good things about cataract surgery. They talked about making a case for the laser surgery as a part of it, but since they didn't pursue it, either it won't correct my eyes fully or the insurance wouldn't cover it.
Visual distortion for someone with vertigo is kind of a waste of money... *heh*
Make a great rest of the day!
Hummmmm-I wonder if the vertigo is related to the cataracts?
*ponders*
I think I've had the vertigo longer than I've had the cataracts. I've been able to correct my vision to 20/20 up until this year, which means the cataracts are only two or three years old, at the most.
So the cataracts may have exacerbated the vertigo...?...
I'm sure they didn't help!
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