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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 9:59 PM

[Health] So I...should be okay I guess...? I sure would love a "you will be okay" but

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:00 PM

doctor looked at the results and while she said she had no idea what they meant by "infiltrated", it seems to be the same as last time. it's too small for anyone to think of doing a biopsy or anything. that's as much as she was able to give me.

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:01 PM

of course I'm not really satisfied with "you should be okay" so she's referring me to an endocrinologist?

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:01 PM

(me: what kind of doctor is that?
her: an endocrinologist
me:

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:02 PM

there's one basically two blocks away so I'm gonna call tomorrow and see if they do take my insurance and if they can see me soon

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:03 PM

so I mean I guess I'm alright with being told it's probably okay but I'm not as relieved as I want to be

E.S. Levi

@firebenderjess

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:05 PM

Endocrinologist is a gland/hormone doctor.

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:05 PM

Yeah, looked it up after

E.S. Levi

@firebenderjess

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:06 PM

I can parse basic medical-ese, if you want some layman's translations.

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:09 PM

things I'm also annoyed about: my doctor keeps talking over me, interrupting me, and seemed like she was trying to hang up while I was desperately asking if I needed a damn referral or not. she wasnt this bad in person

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:09 PM

Uhhh okay one sec

E.S. Levi

@firebenderjess

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:15 PM

Eesh, talk about unprofessional.

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:37 PM

so this was a neck ultrasound

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:37 PM

and one of the things under impression is

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:37 PM

"Serial 0.5 cm likely infiltrated lymph node midline level 7, unchanged since 1/20/2020."

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:37 PM

1/20 being the last time I got this looked at

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:38 PM

so I mean midline level 7 okay that's a location idc and serial I'm guessing just means that again it's the same as before

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:38 PM

under findings

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:38 PM

"0.4 x 0.2 x 0.5 cm hypoechoic lymph node at midline level 7, no fatty hilum, unchanged."

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:41 PM

assuming no fatty hilum=good

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:42 PM

maybe?

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:42 PM

idfk

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:43 PM

or bad idk google is confusing me. but. the other lymph nodes seem fine

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:45 PM

yeah hm a bad thing but

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:45 PM

idfk I'm gonna stop looking this shit up

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:47 PM

i'll talk to the endo and I guess just get this checked out every so often

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:50 PM

feels like everything I look at today is like "well these are things seen in the big C"

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:50 PM

already had one scare this month

E.S. Levi

@firebenderjess

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 10:58 PM

Fatty hilum is normal, but described as 'frequently' present, so I don't think the lack of one is significant on its own.

E.S. Levi

@firebenderjess

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 11:06 PM

.5cm seems to be normal size...what I'm getting from this is that the lymph node is not enlarged, but they suspect there's something in it that doesn't belong there. While yes, that can mean cancer cells, it can also just mean fat.

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 11:20 PM

Mm

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@relika

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 11:21 PM

I mean. ig it's nothing to worry about rn since it hasnt changed at all in nine months.

E.S. Levi

@firebenderjess

Thu, Oct 29, 2020 11:47 PM

Yeah. If it was malignant, you'd definitely be seeing a change in that time.