Met with my doctor today and reviewed all the results of my bloodwork, MRI’s and the CT scan. I have a very large (make that huge) tumor on my left ovary and 3 cysts in my right ovary. The tumor is the size of a football and the cysts are the size of golfballs. The […]

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Headed up the 101 Saturday morning, enroute to Paso Robles to celebrate Vanessa’s 30th birthday. After a lovely trip up the coast on a beautiful day, we checked into our exotic digs at Motel 6. Since I was to be the designated driver, I took a test run in Patrick’s Mazda to run an errand […]

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Went today for the final test, the abdominal MRI. I arrived at about 4:20 for my 4:30 appointment. The receptionist said they were running late by about 30-45 min. I wasn’t thrilled since I had to fast 4 hours for this one and hadn’t had anything to eat or drink since 12:30 pm. That would […]

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Today I had the CT Urogram. Again, not real painful but more uncomfortable. Had to have a dye injected into my veins and then some drug that speeds up kidney functions. And then a saline solution was pumped through my veins to flush everything out. And then I had to pee, and pee, and pee! […]

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Had the pelvic MRI today. Everything went well and it wasn’t too uncomfortable. On the way out, I thanked the radiologist and said I would see her again on Friday. She seemed puzzled and asked why I would be coming back on Friday. I told her that my doctor had ordered an abdominal MRI. Her […]

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All the approvals from my insurance company have been received for the upcoming barrage of tests. I’m scheduled to have a pelvic MRI next Tuesday afternoon and an abdominal MRI next Friday afternoon. The hospital no longer performs IVP’s so I’ll be having a CT Urogram instead. I had to get some kind of a […]

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While I’m only doing taxes for 5 people (other than myself) this year, it seems that I always wind up putting off my own until the last minute. And now, as a result of getting a new laptop this past year, I can’t find a spreadsheet that I need to complete my return. Either it […]

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Went to the ob-gyn specialist today, Dr. Ebeneezer Ajilore. I was really impressed with this doctor and feel confident in his ability to take good care of me. He agrees that there definitely is a tumor in my abdomen, but can’t be sure exactly what it is without further tests. He is recommending an abdominal/pelvic […]

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Had a great trip to Seattle…except for the weather! It was cold, rainy and windy almost the entire time I was there. I think there were one or two mornings when we saw the sun, but those days were still very windy. It did feel good to get off the plane in Burbank and feel […]

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