Scared out of my mind and need to just talk it out.

[easttxchick]

If it's already been reviewed by a radiologist and they indicated that it was benign, the 6 month follow up is pretty much precautionary.
Sounds to me like great news!

 

[Greg Richardson]

Heather. Please go rent the movie Patch Adams. If you don't have a library available or another place to get it pm me your address and I'll send it to you.
After viewing it please send it to that office to the nurse who talked to you supervisor. Let that person know she needs to watch the movie.

This movie has several different messages in it.
If I had my way everyone in the medical profession from the people you meet at the counter at the doctor office to the top surgeon at the hospital would be required to watch this movie.
It will be very obvious to you why after viewing it.
This movie is great for both sides the medical and the patient.

 

[HeatherLynn]

The scared part of me is a bit more under control. The angry part is peeping its head up. My hubby is ready to have a serious talk with someone in charge. He is upset. When I talked to the nurse at my regular doctors office she sounded upset about the way things had been dealt with. Apparently also if anything serious in nature came up my doctor was supposed to be contacted and she was not. Her staff had no idea anything was happening.

I'll just be glad when I can see my doc again. She has been awesome so far and I am really glad we have her with this having come up.

A 2nd radiologist did review the ct scan and thats where this report comes from so I am hoping because the doctor is not worried and they told me not to worry it will be nothing. I will tell you something though. All that fear gripped me and all I could think of is how the kids would remember me or forget me. I do this for them but I am forever working. I am a stay at home mom but I am cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cooking, laundry, cleaning. I am 8 weeks away from graduation so add to that constantly doing school work. and then more cleaning. If its just cleaning out a barn, a shed, a coop, the house, the basement. Whatever, we never have time to just have fun with them like we used to. That part is going to change a bit. Work still has to be done but some of the less important stuff is going to take a back seat.

 

[Sunny Side Up]

The good Lord put you on my mind the moment I woke up this morning. I said another prayer for you.
And I am

rejoicing

with you & your family for the positive report from the doctor! Now let Mister & your doctor deal with the mistakes that were made in the nurse's report, don't let anger take root now. God is bringing good out of it for you & your family, helping you to realize what is essential, beautiful & important, helping you to re-prioritize things in your life.

May God completely heal everything affecting your lungs, and bless you & your family. Thank you for letting BYC support you through this. It makes me so glad to be a part of this community.

 

[HeatherLynn]

I really appreciate the support. It has been a comfort just to see someone else praying or saying it will all be ok. Normally I would turn to my mom but she is just not up for this. Its just me and the hubby talking right now and he is as upset as I am. I just appreciate feeling able to talk about it. Thanks

 

[Rusty Hills Farm]

I have a single 3 to 4 mm non calcified granuloma and a group of 3mm or less granulomas.

I'm a medical transcriptionist, not a doctor or nurse, but I can tell you from the thousands of reports that I have transcribed over the years that when they are under 5 mm, LESS THAN 1% of them are cancerous.

HTH


Rusty​

 

[debilorrah]

Quote:
this was my point EXACTLY!!! I am sure that nurse knew NOT what she was saying.

 

[wildorchid053]

i saw one reference in here that said something about cocci? could it be a reaction to chicken dust? or a mix of things? i would ask doc

 

[redhen]

Quote:
I was wondering that too...

 

[HeatherLynn]

Well I just got back from the doctor. I don't have much more than I knew before. The radiologist report termed it as most likely a benign granuloma due to infection and called for repeat ct scans every 6 months for 2 years. I talked to the doctor a good bit though. She seemed a bit irritated that I was in such an upheaval over this. She told me she has seen thousands of these just like mine because of where we live and not one had ever been anything serious. I guess to her this is an everyday event. To me it was my world being threatened. Different views I guess.

Anywho she went over the whole report with me. She said there was nothing to flag this as anything but caused by an infection. Apparently living in the Ohio River Valley makes this common here? No clue. I do feel better. I will probably fret everytime they have to rescan but I can breathe again. I will still see a specialist but its more to check on the whole hystoplasmosis thing and my other allergy problems that Kentucky has been so thoughtful to provide lol.

Anywho I guess all is well. Thanks again for letting me talk it out and being so encouraging. Hugs