FRUSTRATED

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.

So since I have last posted I have also had to get my pathology and operative reports MYSELF and fax them to the Doctor. Don't they get paid big bucks to have people who are paid to do this. Why am I the idiot running around getting records? Especially since I signed a release that allowed THEM to obtain all my records.

I emailed the DR because I haven't heard from the nurse(she is really unorganized) He responded with this:

I will ask **** to check for your operative and pathology reports and let you know if we have them. I have not seen them yet. I have reviewed the sestamibi scans and the ultrasound that you previously had done. The reports suggested something that might be a parathyroid gland on the left side, but on my review of the films, I am much less certain that what we are seeing is the abnormal parathyroid gland. I would like to have you get an MRI of your neck so that I can try to have a greater degree of certainty about what we are seeing on the ultrasound and sestamibi scan. As we discussed when I saw you in the office, because of your prior surgery, you will have scar tissue in the neck making identification of parathyroid glands difficult. As a result, I need to have a high degree of certainty that I know where the abnormal parathyroid gland is prior to going to the operating room. If the MRI is not convincing, we will need to go on to other localization tests. I am sorry that this is not a simple prospect, but I really want to know where to look for the abnormal parathyroid prior to surgery.


Now call me paranoid since the whole Cancer issue but WTF does I am much less certain that what we are seeing is the abnormal parathyroid gland. GEEZ! I thought if you had a High PTH number you are guaranteed to have a bad parathyroid. Now I am thinking that something ELSE is growing in my neck. I guess I will have the MRI of my neck and we will figure it all out.

My hopes for having surgery and being healed by the warm weather are starting to look pretty grim. :(

I will update when I have the MRI results. Hope I don't have to run and get the record and deliver it to the DR office. I. JUST. MIGHT. SNAP. LOL

Happy Belated St. Patrick's Day!

I went out with some friends last night and had a GREAT time.

Laughed my ass off, met some nice people, saw a few old friends. Really. Great. Time.

Forgot to post that I went to the Surgeon on Monday and he wanted to see my Scans and Neck Ultrasound before he determined if he was going to go in. I am down to 3 parathyroids and he said he would like to be sure he can tell which one is the bad one. Every time you do this surgery, you have some risks. He will bring in a vocal cord expert to look and make sure that both my vocal cords are functioning properly. My mom mentioned to me a few months ago that I clear my throat pretty often. Doesn't bother me but I guess it can be irritating to others. LOL

Haven't heard back from him yet. Tim was nice enough to run to Northwestern and pick up the film and CD and deliver it to the MD. Guess he really is a busy man and hopefully I will hear something from him this week. His nurse did pencil me in for surgery on April 19th so that if he decides he will do surgery now, I won't have to wait two months to get a date scheduled. It's not that I am vain or anything but I would like to be healed before my trip to DC for Police Week 2007 and Michigan in July. Healed as in minimal redness and swelling. I just want to get it out of the way because I know I will feel so much better when I have it done. And believe me I would like to feel better.

I will update again when I hear from the Doctor. If anyone wants to call or get together, I am feeling much more social now.

More later....