Medical Test Results

[judifilksign]

 The short answer:  I'm okay.

My pap smear came back normal.
My mammogram came back normal.

My ultrasounds showed that I have ovarian cysts, and uterine cysts.  They are similar to the ones that I've had before.  Since they are not causing me pain, only blood at odd times, this is considered a nuisance rather than a medical crisis.  Periomenopausal symptoms.  (In other words, welcome to getting older.)

If I experience pain, or my bleeding gets worse, I am to call my doctor again to discuss treatment options.  We will keep monitoring this yearly.

Comments

[trektone.livejournal.com]

Yay for okay!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

I can love it, yeah.

[poltr1]

That's good news!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

And, I didn't have to wait all week for it, either. Booyah!

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Aside from the icky bits, Yay!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

*bounces* Thanks!

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

Yeah, to be taken care of when they really bug you is something one can live with.
Do be sure to get them out when they do bug you, it will feel better to have them out when it is the right time.
So says my friends who have had cysts.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

And, if I lose weight, they won't develop as much, so I'm told.

The universe is giving me clue-by-fours to get my health back in order.

good

[maverick-weirdo.livejournal.com]

I am glad that it is nothing life threatening.

Re: good

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Yes, attention-seeking annoying health issues that say: lose weight, please.

I can live with it, and work on it, so I have a plan.

[billroper]

Yay!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

And, Whew!

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

Good to hear!! :)

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

And I was so happy to hear it myself.

[jhayman.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Now, to get the rest of my health in order. It just seems slow.

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY~!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Judi does a skippy dance of relief, too, while yelling.

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Short reply: whew!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

*nods*

[smoooom.livejournal.com]

I'm glad things are ok. Welcome to Menopause. It's nice to know in advance, no you aren't going to be going crazy.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thanks. And I have a tangible action plan for reducing the annoyance, otherwise known as: losing weight. Dang it. It all seems to come down to that, again.

My liver, being occupied in cleansing out my diabetic meds, and changing my fats to usable sugars, is not able to clear out estrogen as much.

So, with extra estrogen, I grow cysts. If I lose weight, my diabetes goes away. If my diabetes goes away, my liver works better. As my liver works better, extra hormones to make cysts isn't there to grow them.

Must get more dedicated. I'm not sure if I can take any more clue by fours or hints before Mamma Nature goes for the big guns like a heart attack or stroke or something.

[mdlbear]

Good luck on the weight loss, and YAY!! for the good results on the mammogram and pap smear.

I hate those clue-by-fours.

[smoooom.livejournal.com]

Oh loosing weight, I don't remember you as over weight. But I guess you and doctors know better than me. That's quiet a battle. I had significant help with mine. Oh I've made some changes to my eating and stuff, but I had help from anti migraine pills, and the final push was the stress from Vickys hospital stay in the fall. The last one is really odd because for me stress usually packs it on.

Try not to beat your self up too much, one of the perimenopausal things is weight gain. It's hard to loose weight as you get older. I do understand the imperative though, health wise speaking.

[patoadam]

Glad you're OK!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[chryssalys]

Woo-hoo!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Time to get my rear in gear, but what a relief! So glad your house's premonitions proved so true.

[chryssalys]

So are we, hon... :)

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm very glad it is nothing dangerous.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

I will take annoying over dangerous every time. And annoying may make me take my dieting more seriously.

[braider.livejournal.com]

Yeay!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Uh, huh, all right!

[groblek.livejournal.com]

Huzzah!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

(automatically raises hands in deaf applause like Kermit)

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Excellent, excellent! [many hugs]

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Hugs back! Thank you for all your support!

[mbumby.livejournal.com]

Good to hear.

[infobits.livejournal.com]

Hallalujah!

If the bleeding occurs often enough, be sure to watch out for anemia!