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General : I've been sitting on this all weekend... time to share
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From: MSN NicknameCarolAgain1  (Original Message)Sent: 10/14/2008 1:15 AM
I have another mass..... this time behind my ear at the base of my scalp.... I've been on antivirals....antibiotics.... antinflammatories....sterioids... nerve pain pills.... and stilll the mass is there.... not going anywhere.... the Dr is sending me for a MRI ASAP... and another ultrasound.... I have pain sometimes ..... and sometimes not.... it's weird.... I'm a little freaked out... it's as if the universe doesn't want me to work.... everytime I try to go back to work something happens....


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From: Hannah.Sent: 10/14/2008 2:19 AM
Hope it isn't anything serious, let us know what the results of the MRI are.
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From: MSN Nicknamegramanan3Sent: 10/14/2008 12:21 PM
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Try not to be afraid and don't cross any bridges until you come to them. That's my problem, I always worry before I need to and it drains you of peace and energy. Take care.  lots of love gramanan

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From: MSN NicknameDale1955omega420365Sent: 10/14/2008 8:47 PM
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I will keep you in my prayers......................................Dale

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From: DanSent: 10/15/2008 12:25 AM
Remember, sweetie.  It's not a cancer until they have biopsied it and it's come back from the pathologist who has looked at the cells under a microscope and identified them as "undiferentiated" or cancer cells.  Until then it's just a lump and it could be anything.  OK? 
 
I'm not sure what he hopes to find with an MRI.  I suppose he wants to see how much tisue is taken up by the tumor so if he has to operate he can know how far he has to go.  That's preferable than having to excise it to find out how big it is.  Heh, heh. 
 
Chin up, OK?  We've got your back covered with our prayers...   
 
Hugs and lots of love,
 
Dan

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From: MSN NicknameSouliotis60Sent: 10/15/2008 10:48 PM
Hi Carol,
I'm so sorry that you have another mass.  I will be praying for you that it is nothing bad.  You have certainly been through enough and deserve a break.  Why would you hold this in all weekend when you know we are all hear for you to listen.  We all have our times and coming here and getting it out with friends who understand what you are going through always helps me.  Try to think possitive and let us know what you find out.  I'll be thinking of you and praying for the best. Love, Jeannie

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From: MSN NicknameCarolAgain1Sent: 10/16/2008 12:05 AM
thanks you guys.... it really means alot to have your support.... I guess I was just holding it in because I was digesting it.... I know deep down it's nothing serious.... just another cyst... at least that's what I'm going with.... I lost my job due to too much time missed because of illness... and got in shit with my Dr... he said I was on disability for a reason... so here I am at home again.... a little discouraged.... but hanging in there...
 
I'm still going with what you all said the last time I had a cyst.... basically ... if it hurts... then it's OK... and it hurts off and on... I have a metallic taste in my mouth.... and I'm hot all the time... but no other symptoms.... so I'm convincing myself that it's nothing serious....LOL....I still have some trouble talking... but that's the Bell's Palsy... still rearing it's ugly head.... but the paralysis is almost gone... thank goodness...
 
thank you for all your prayers.... I really need them.... it's hard for me to keep my head above water sometimes.... sometimes I feel like giving up and just taking all my meds.... at once... but then I give my head a shake and move along.... why give Dave the satisfaction???.... that is exactly what he's expecting.... but I'm hangin in there.... and if I don't respond as much as I used to .... I read daily... and pray daily for you all.... you're all my rocks.... my touchstones.... and I thank God daily for this group
 
Carol

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From: DanSent: 10/16/2008 1:32 AM
It could be just about anything, hon.  That's what I'm saying.  It could be a cyst, a benign tumor like I had, a foriegn object that's become encysted, or just a big pimple.  Well, maybe not a big pimple, but you get the idea.  You just don't know until the pathologist tells you what it is.  I had a doctor tell me that my tumor was a cancer.  He looked me right in the eye and told me that, and he told me that my prognosis wasn't good.  He said that generally when the tumors hit the spine it's because they've metastasized off of some other organ and that meant that the cancer is already out of control.  He was wrong on all counts.  But he put me though several days of pure Hell until the pathology report told me that the tumor was benign.
 
I'm glad we're able to give you some comfort, hon.   Just remember we're here for you.  Don't ever give into that urge to take those pills.  The world would be a much poorer place without you in it. 
 
Lots of love and healing hugs,
 
Dan 

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