I think most people have found out now either from me or through the grapevine, but I know some of you keep up with me on the blog so I wanted to let you know what's going on. I had a weird pain in my back and shoulders all day on Friday. By about 2am Sunday morning the pain was unbearable. I took a Vikaden and it was no help at all. I try to avoid hospitals at all costs so I toughed it out and went to a Minor Emergency Center early Saturday morning. The Doctor at the MEC could not figure out what was going on, so he did a chest x-ray to give us some more info. I thought I might have somehow broken a rib or something. What he found was that the pain in my chest was caused by a large tumor. I was told I needed to go to the Hospital Emergency Room Immediately. I was at the hospital most of the day on Saturday. They ran tests, and X-Rays, and a CAT scan and determined that yes, it was definatley a tumor. I was kind of oblivious to all this until they got the pain under control. When I was coherent, I spoke with the Doctors. They told me that the tumor wasn't dangerous,(other than excrutiating pain I guess) but it needed to be treated right away. It being late on a Saturday, they couldn't schedule anything till Monday. As long as the pain was bearable with the medication they felt it would be better for me to rest at home until then. Tommorrow, I'm checking into the hospital so they can run more comprehensive tests, and then on Tuesday do a Biopsy. After the results of the Biopsy then I find out what my treatment options are.
I probably won't be blogging for a while or at least intermittently at best. I will try and keep the blog updated if I can so everyone can check on how I'm doing. The hospital where I'll be at is Baylor Grapevine. If you need more info you can call my cell, and whoever answers it will be able tell you what's going on. Or get in touch with Phlome, he'll know what's going on as well.
no, zero. no tumors. tumors are not allowed in the blogosphere.
*love*
Dang zero.. get better man.
You'll be in our thoughts. Hope you'll be back with us in top form again soon.
i heart you, brother. you're in my thoughts and prayers.
Will keep you in my thoughts.
Hope all turns out okay!
Bren
Sending you good thoughts and I will keep you in my prayers.
oh my god, you poor thing! you MUST get better, and quickly. i insist.
you'll be missed until you're in blogging form again. feel better!
Surfed over from NGF's site...get better dude! That sucks...thinkin of ya!
I hate tumors!
Maybe you should name it so we can all telepathically urge it to go somewhere else.
Grrrr.
Thinking good thoughts for you.
Yes. Naming would be good. Naming will take the things power away.
Oooh! Better idea.
NGF can change her name to Glenda.
Then Zero can put on Ninsi's red shoes from that DragonCon thing they went to in Atlanta, clack his heels together three times while 'Glenda' twirls her [insert phallic symbol noun here] and says 'you have no power here' in a falsetto voice.
That's GOT to work.
-knats
Glenda rhymes with Brenda, my name, and I am a bitch, which rhymes with witch, so that just might work, Knats!
OMG - you are in my thoughts. I hope you are feeling better very soon
you will be in my thoughts, it will all work out just fime!
oklahoma girls thinking about you. We love you.
Zero, just wanted to throw some positive thoughts your way. My mother is that the tail end of what you are starting, and she made it through, stronger than ever. There is no doubt in my mind that you will fight through this and be taking my damn money in poker games when we are old and gray.