Dr. Gillis #2
>I show up nice and early, the receptionist is very happy and cheerful to me. I think something is up, but think nothing of it, content that both an aneurysm and lymphoma have been ruled out. It must be something minor I’ve convinced myself. When I see Dr. Gillis he has his little mirror on his head just like when he took the samples last time. Not again I’m thinking, this time I’ll probably pass out before he even touches me. He talks about the…
Results are in
>Dr. Gillis’s office calls me and informs me that the results from the sample are in. I have an appointment with them the next morning to discuss it.
Dr. Gillis #1
>Dr. Gillis is my new ear, nose and throat specialist and I arrive to hear the results of the ultrasound. He says that they saw the lump and that he needed a sample from it to figure out what it is. I say great, thinking it will happen another day, and am ready to leave when he starts pullling out needles. I don’t like needles and I’ve already had more than enough for the year, just this last week, so this doesn’t make me very…
The Ultrasound
>My ultrasound which was supposed to have been done on Saturday has now taken place on Wednesday. Each day I am told that it might be able to be done the next day. Finally, that next day is today. I go to the Rocky View Hospital and have my ultrasound. I strain my neck trying to see the screen as it is happening, but I can’t make out enough of it. Mental note, I need to stretch my neck more. I ask her how it…
Let the fun begin
>I go to a walk-in clinic with my girlfriend Dawn. I show him the lump and he feels it, listens to it with the stethoscope and declares it to be an aneurysm. He jokingly adds that he’s glad it’s not lymphoma because then he would be telling me that I was about to die. Instead I only had a high chance of dying, either by a blood clot going to my brain or it bursting and causing me to bleed to death within 2 minutes….
A Lump
I feel a lump in my neck in the shower. It’s about half the size of a golf ball and it’s right above my left collarbone. I call my family doctor but can’t get in for another week so I decide to try to get to a walk-in clinic over the next couple days.