Re: Biopsy/jerry

[Guest guest]

Jerry, you just make my day. The emema was for the CT scan (where you get

to drink the lovely barium:) that I had to have BEFORE the biopsy!

LOL...the doctor was looking to see if the node that had shown up in the

summer CT scan had enlarged. If it was there, then they would have had to

biopsy it. Since I have Celiac Sprue, an enlarged node could have indicated

Lymphoma. I didn't think that was the case, but she wanted to be certain.

With all of these 'lovely' autoimmune diseases, she wanted to be careful,

especially since the Sprue had not been dx for so many many years!

So, it sounds like perhaps it WAS the lung that he had hit. Regardless, the

pain is decreasing and there was no collapsed lung so far! With any luck, I

will live long and properous!

As for grandma....well, she was the oldest. She was our paternal

grandmother. My materal grandmother was 96 when she died, and both maternal

greatgrandmothers were 92 and 98, I believe, when they died. I figured that

my life would be forever! When Mom died at 78, we were totally shocked!

But unfortunately, Cancer does not recognize familial history!

Yes, indeed, for grandma to have lived to 100 was awesome. She was born in

1898. She was horrified when we landed on the moon. " If God had wanted us

to be there, He would have PUT us there! " was her only comment on the thing.

And the space program! Well, for a woman who left the dust bowl to come to

California to raise her children after burying 2 sons and almost having to

bury a fourth (my dad was very ill as a child), living through the

depression, two World Wars, etc......well, she never smoked, drank or hung

with anyone who DID!

Wonderful old woman! I hope I have her spunk. Heck, the ONLY reason she

stopped driving at 98 1/2 was that she was so stressed when my dad died,

that she accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes and nearly ran

over her oldest son. The car was ruined. She didn't want another car!

WHEW.....we all were so thankful she hung up the keys!!!

debby

[Guest guest]

Debby....I didn't know about the CT for your sprue... I thought it was

for the liver only......sorry, my bad. Don't beat the " crap " (heh) out

of me.

Man....what a great story on your grandma...try not to break the string

even with these AI diseases they " say " you have.....

" I don't drink and I don't chew and I won't go with gals that do "

love jerry