Monday, August 20, 2012

back home from urgent care

I had taken with me my tooth brush/bathroom stuff and a change of "essentials" to this trip to the doctor. I was joined by a great friend for the appointment, filling in for Robert. She was great company, and since we had a sizable wait for the doctor, we got to drink a coke and catch up on our life's details. That was great. Thanks again, JQ!

I didn't know if I'd be admitted to the hospital after being seen today (these things happen to me), so I brought my stuff just in case The Spot needed to be cut off immediately. I have a fever and a black lump (which, BTW, started bleeding today), and because of my history, I was thinking the worst. I am not alone in that department with other NF survivors; this sort of thing sends us into a panic- throwing up joined with fever joined with a suspicious black spot on the skin near the NF site... yeah, you get the picture. Black skin things, to my eye, yell "I am necrotic"!

What a thing.

So the doctor, who I had never met before, was very sure that my sickness and the spot are not related. He said the spot does not at all appear to be infected. I probably have a virus or something. However, he wasn't sure *what* it actually is. He offered up that maybe it is a vein/blood clot, or a melanoma. He said it does need to come off and be checked, but when I am better.

His hands shook, he was old enough that I think he should be retired. He spoke so quietly and abstrusely that it was a challenge to hear what he was saying. And he was trite with me: "You look agitated. Relax, go home, eat a nice dinner, turn on the TV, you are fine." Yeah, thanks, buddy. I am SICK! remember? I feel awful, remember? I just told you that! You have no clue, do you. But the ickiest thing... when I went to the exam table, he hadn't pulled the paper off from the last patient!!!!! Ewwwwww!

One thing I know for sure is that *he* won't be coming near me with a knife!

This evening my regular doctor did call me back from the message I had left this morning. That was great. He wants to see me anyway, even though I went to urgent care today and already saw someone. This doctor knows my entire history and I (and Robert) would be more comfortable seeing him. So tomorrow I'll maybe know more about The Spot. I do want it off, it is ominous looking. And it needs to be biopsied in order for me to feel better.

In the mean time, I missed a wedding today of the daughter of a very dear friend. This daughter was once a beloved babysitter of ours, and I have watched her grow up! I was sad to have missed it.

I want this fevery chills/sweating/achey-ness to go away. And I also want my suspicions about The Spot gone.
Bleh.

More when I know more.

2 comments :

  1. Thank you for making the time to keep the rest of us informed. May you soon have these new challenges safely in the past.

    Larry

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  2. Xxxooo
    Hang in there sare. Begone d--m spot!
    Please keep writing!

    Dev

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