wendibird22
10-13-2015, 09:21 AM
So we have no update. Zero. The ENT said that the pathologist thought some biopsy tissue looked benign-ish and some looked papilloma-ish (which is also benign but can turn into cancer), and just couldn't make a definitive call. Since he wanted to do a removal of the tissue anyway he's now going to do a surgical biopsy at the time of removal, hope for the pathologist to get a good read on the biopsy while he's still in the removal process and then this will guide if he just removes what he can (if it's all benign) or if he can to remove clean margins (cancerous). So we wait another 2 weeks for that outpatient procedure. He did confirm for her that this is entirely unrelated to the peripheral neuropathy and to see a neuro...um thanks, that's what led us here. So I took 3/4 of a day off work to accompany her to an appointment that she was convinced was going to be bad news that she didn't want to have to hear alone, that turned out to be a nothing appointment. Oh and she refuses to believe me that nasal polyps are relatively common. "I don't know anyone who has one!" Um yeah mom because your friends (and she really doesn't have many unfortunately) just walk around talking about nasal polyps. He also confirmed that from the CT this mass is right in her nasal cavity and hasn't grown up into the bone or anything.
So yeah, this just keeps dragging on. And it's the perfect example of don't go looking for trouble right. I mean she has ZERO symptoms from this darn thing and didn't even know it was there until the MRI on her head for the neuropathy. Now she's all worked up over something that may be nothing. It's like when I had a CT done before I was diagnosed gluten intolerant and I did a CT of my abdomen. They called to tell me there was a shadow on my lung and I needed an Xray to rule out other stuff. Turns out the shadow was my boob. :)
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Thank you all for the P&PT for my mom these past few weeks. If you recall she had 1 sided tingling and weird sensations that sent her to a neuro for eval. Had an MRI that didn't reveal any cause of the tingling/neuropathy, but did show a growth in her sinuses. Was referred to an ENT that she saw last week. He took 6 biopsies and sent her for a CT which she is doing today. She has a follow up with the ENT for results this Thursday. She asked me to go with her because she's terrified it's cancer and she doesn't want to get that news alone. My parents are separated and my dad isn't willing/available to go with her. I have a friend who is a radiologist and he said that most nasal polyps are benign growths that result from chronic inflammation and that nasal cancers are very rare (I think I read like only 2000 diagnosed annually) but my mom is a glass half empty person so that coupled with her depression, lack of self-confidence, disappointment in my dad for not being there for her, etc has her in a terrible emotional state. To top it all off my SIL is traveling into town that day for a 4-day visit and as a family we are trying to coordinate several upcoming family events and possible trips. I can't help but put DH off on scheduling anything until after Thursday's doctor appointment because, well, there is a likelihood of bad news that will send my schedule into a tailspin since neither my dad nor my brother (have I mentioned that he knows my mom's been dealing with this stuff for about 4weeks now and hasn't called or texted her once!!) will be there to assist with anything.
So, I could definitely still use some additional P&PT for a good report on Thursday for my mom's health.
So yeah, this just keeps dragging on. And it's the perfect example of don't go looking for trouble right. I mean she has ZERO symptoms from this darn thing and didn't even know it was there until the MRI on her head for the neuropathy. Now she's all worked up over something that may be nothing. It's like when I had a CT done before I was diagnosed gluten intolerant and I did a CT of my abdomen. They called to tell me there was a shadow on my lung and I needed an Xray to rule out other stuff. Turns out the shadow was my boob. :)
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Thank you all for the P&PT for my mom these past few weeks. If you recall she had 1 sided tingling and weird sensations that sent her to a neuro for eval. Had an MRI that didn't reveal any cause of the tingling/neuropathy, but did show a growth in her sinuses. Was referred to an ENT that she saw last week. He took 6 biopsies and sent her for a CT which she is doing today. She has a follow up with the ENT for results this Thursday. She asked me to go with her because she's terrified it's cancer and she doesn't want to get that news alone. My parents are separated and my dad isn't willing/available to go with her. I have a friend who is a radiologist and he said that most nasal polyps are benign growths that result from chronic inflammation and that nasal cancers are very rare (I think I read like only 2000 diagnosed annually) but my mom is a glass half empty person so that coupled with her depression, lack of self-confidence, disappointment in my dad for not being there for her, etc has her in a terrible emotional state. To top it all off my SIL is traveling into town that day for a 4-day visit and as a family we are trying to coordinate several upcoming family events and possible trips. I can't help but put DH off on scheduling anything until after Thursday's doctor appointment because, well, there is a likelihood of bad news that will send my schedule into a tailspin since neither my dad nor my brother (have I mentioned that he knows my mom's been dealing with this stuff for about 4weeks now and hasn't called or texted her once!!) will be there to assist with anything.
So, I could definitely still use some additional P&PT for a good report on Thursday for my mom's health.