had to share

total LOL - love that story.  So relieved for you!

Your story caught my attention, and it was LOL funny.  I'm sure that by now you have taken a big breath of relief!!  

Love your story! I can totally relate to the stress of "not knowing." After I was diagnosed I had to go for all the routine tests to see if the cancer had spread; bone scan, chest exray and liver ultrasound -- I was convinced it had spread and I was waiting on pins and needles for the results.

Before my onc came in I was met by a young female intern who asked a few questions as she casually flipped through my charts she said, almost as an aside, "I see all your tests are clear." She had no idea what a huge impact that had on me and how important that info was -- I didn't hear a thing she said after that -- I felt like I had finally dodged at least one bullet!

Congrats on dodging yours! 

That is great! I am going for my MRI Monday and I am also freaking out! It reminds me of when my ongologist asked what my plans were for the summer and I said...ah to not die... It is nice to know we are all similiar!

Easily the funniest thing I've heard all day. 

Aside from the button diagnosis, I hope all is well.

Thanks for putting a big smile on my face today.

Too funny!  When I was a kid, I had scoliosis, wore a brace, had a LOT of xrays.  Anyway, one time the  doc is looking and looking at my xray and couldn't figure out what those little shapes were--I had started to wear a bra--and obviously I was the only one who would have noticed my tiny little chest, and the shapes were the clasps of my bra.  I wanted to DIE of embarrrassment.

Even I am a long term survivor, I know I am not out of the woods, I have yearly a spine MRI, I was told over the phone"normal", a week later I went to my primary for a routine visit, the receptionist gave me my printed report of the MRI and sat to read and I only remember the words 'lesions", I went into a state of shock,I could not even read more....the nurse gave me water and put me in a room, it seems they are benign hemangiomas. It is not good if they enlarge, but thank God is not malignant.

Big mistake to hand me report before I saw doctor.

I usually do not live in a state of fright,but am when I have exams. I work in a cancer center, so I am fully aware of the reality I live with.

Thanks for sharing this, made me smile.

In regard to "self interpretation" I so wanted to see my PET results before I went to my MO on a Monday that I had DH call and ask the nurse who works the weekend/desk shift that Saturday and ask to hear them over the phone. They couldn't find them - thank God for that. 

Because when I did see them I saw "physiological uptake in the ovary" and I would have SHUT DOWN had I heard that over the phone.  Even the nurse was like "oh it's probably nothing" but I had to hear the MO say "this is fine, you still have ovaries, and they were working at the time, it is normal"  and ask her "so you are saying this is not a concern" and have her repeat to me "this is not an area of concern" for me to believe her.

Karri -- Nothing to do with this thread except that I noticed how you spelled your name. My daughter's name is Karri and that is how we spelled it -- she just turned 40 and in all those years we've never run across anyone with the same spelling. Nice to meet you -- sorry it had to be on this board and not under better circumstances.

 Cheers Judy

Judy - I just saw this - that is too funny!  But it wasn't supposed to be that way.  My mom knew an exchange student in HS from Germany named Kari and always liked the name.  My dad actually misspelled it on the paperwork at the hospital and added the -r- so they kept it that way!  I have yet to meet anyone in person with it spelled the same way.  I used to HATE it because people would spell it Karie, Kari, Kerry, you name it.  But after 38 years, I have learned to accept it!  To add insult to injury, my middle name Lynne - has an e - which isn't as uncommon but still!

And FWIW (though not uncommon), my MIL is named Judy!

That is pretty funny -- I named her Karri with two R's because we were all hippies and making up strange names was "cool" -- remember Chastity and baby Moonbeam etc...? By comparison Karri was pretty tame. She hated when she was little because she could never find her name on all those trinkest with names on it that they have -- her brother's name is Alex and he got the Alex pen and place mat and tshirt etc.. etc.. OH well, she likes it now. She named her girls Samantha and Jamie -- funnily they are both boys names because we all call Samantha, Sam -- so she has to spend her time telling people she actually has two girls.

thanks for sharing -- wish you all the best with your treatments and PhotogAmy, all the best with surgery -- i'm about 6-7 past you guys and it does get better -- keep up your positive attitudes -- it really, really helps.

cheers,

jp