Hey, be gentle.

[ThomCat]

I just came back from getting an ultrasound, um someplace very, very sensitive. You'd think they'd be careful where they're pushing and how hard. If you thought I was walking funny before... x(

Please keep your fingers crossed that the lump is just a harmless cyst. It is simply going to go away all by itself. Cancer runs strong in both sides of my family. Both of my parents are survivors. But it's totally going to skip me.

Actually, I'm not worried. I've got so many medical things happening at once I've reached the burn-out stage. At this point, I just want it to be either good news, or very, very bad news. I'd be happy either way.

[fizzgig]

1. hugs to you, thom

:hug:

how are you feeling otherwise?

[ThomCat]

7. Not very well, which is why I'm burning out.

I am having bad enough balance problems that I fell twice yesterday. My hands improved, but only partially, and I'm still down about 50%. So when I fall I am not strong enough to catch myself.

I'm frustrated. :(

[Heidi]

2. Sending you light, ThomCat.

Nobody likes having their "party parts" disturbed, and CMW's gonna get plenty of that in his middle age, given the prevalence of cancer on the paternal side of his family. Good vibes to you. :thumbsup:

[ThomCat]

14. I hope he finds some people with a better touch.

And I hope, for both of you, that he gets all negative results. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear ThomCat...

Gentle hugs to you, sweetie....

I hope the news is very very good....

You deserve no less than that......:hug:

[ThomCat]

16. Thank you, CaPeggy.

:hug:

Good news would be appreciated. I would love to think that I'm due for some. :)

[Debi]

4. Anyone there willing to kiss it and make it better???

:blush:

Hope everything comes out okay!

[ThomCat]

17. I was going to answer you "I wish."

But then I thought better of it. Nobody's touching me down there again today. x(

:P

[MissMillie]

5. my best thoughts are with you

it'll be fine... I'm sure

:thumbsup:

[ThomCat]

18. I'm pretty sure too.

It's the only health issue I've had so far that's probably nothing, and definitely not painful. If only everything could be like that. :)

[LeftyFingerPop]

6. I had the exact same thing...

done 2 months ago.

Result: Cysts.

More than likely, that will be your result to. They are extremely common. If it is something more than cysts....extremely high cure rate in this area.

Wishing you well, and best of luck my friend.

[ThomCat]

20. Thank you.

I'm glad your results were good. I'm pretty sure mine will be too. When all is said and done, I think the ultrasound will be the worst part of this whole experience. :P

[LeftyFingerPop]

23. I actually enjoyed mine LOL

I never turn down any opportunity to have warm gel applied to that area. :rofl:

[ThomCat]

25. Awesome!

Next time, I'll ask you where you went. :P

[skygazer]

8. Gentle thoughts

I got a cortisone shot in my knee the other day - the doctor jammed the needle in there like he was poking it into a grapefruit. x( Some of these people have no bedside manner.

Cancer is going to skip you and it is just a harmless cyst. It's getting smaller as we speak. :)

[ThomCat]

22. You have to wonder how these rough and un-gentle people

keep their jobs. x(

I hope your knee is okay. I hope it was a short-term sports injury, and not something chronic. :hug:

[graywarrior]

9. I totally get the being happy either way.

However, I wish you good news. Having just gone through a mammogram after waiting four years since the last one, I was sweating things out a bit myself. Plus, getting a mammogram ain't exactly comfortable either when you are pressed into the thinness of a dime.

I got fingers crossed for ya, my friend.

[ThomCat]

24. It amazes me that doctors haven't found some better way

to do breast exams. I have sympathy pain just thinking about it. x(

As bad as it is though, we all need to keep giving money to fund more mamograms for poor women. I am glad you went and had one done. Too many women don't. :hug:

I have more tests to go to for other things, and one more new specialist I have to visit. Please keep your fingers crossed for a little while. I could definitely use the good thoughts for a few days. :)

[LaurenG]

10. Good vibes to you and my fingers are crossed

:hug:

[ThomCat]

27. Thank you.

:hug:

[helderheid]

11. positive thoughts!

[ThomCat]

28. Thank you.

:hug:

I'm staying positive about this too. :)

[malta blue]

12. Hugs for you ThomCat

:hug: :hug:

Positive thoughts headed your way....
:hug:

[ThomCat]

29. Postive thoughts for negative results!

:hug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. thom cat i am so mad at you.

you promised you would get better and not that you would develop cysts in strange places.

:spank:

[ThomCat]

30. I promised to get better?

I think I may have lied to you. :P

This one time I'm optimistic, but overall, despite the ups and downs, it's definitely a pretty steady decline. I'm getting used to that. :shrug:

[BarenakedLady]

15. ...

:hug:

[ThomCat]

31. ...

:hug:
Right back at you. :)

[TZ]

19. Best wishes to you ThomCat

And I really really understand what it is to just want a freaking answer! BTW-I am better. They seem to have helped me feel better by giving me a very powerful antibiotic, but nobody still knows what exactly was the problem even after all the tests.
Hope its good news.....:hug:

[ThomCat]

32. It's sad how often it happens that doctors just don't know

what we're dealing with. Answers seem to be pretty rare. :(

I'm glad you are feeling better. I hope that means that you really are better. No surprises! :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

21. A harmless cyst sounds pretty good ...

when you put it that way. :loveya:

[ThomCat]

33. All things considered

it's the easiest medical issue I've dealt with in 15 years. :)

Maybe lounge vibes can work some magic and some of the other stuff can get this easy.

I'm looking forward to seeing you. Will your really be putting together a meet-up with Priyanka? :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

39. All things considered

you need a ride to the meet-up. :loveya:
pri sent me a pm with a suggestion of a location in greenpoint, that's okay with me

[TOhioLiberal]

26. Aww ThomCat...

...I hope that you get good news. :hug:

[ThomCat]

34. Good news will be very cool.

Thank you. :hug:

[lost-in-nj]

35. HUGS

and I will keep my fingers crossed for
you....



:pals:


lost

[ThomCat]

36. Thank you.

:)
It's actually kind of nice to post about something that I really expect to turn out well. I'm far too used to expecting bad news.

:pals:

[Haole Girl]

37. Oh Thom

I hope you get very good news soon...
hugs for you... :hug: :grouphug: :loveya:

[ThomCat]

38. Hi, KC2!

:hug:

:hi:

I am expecting good news. Even if it's not, it won't be so bad. This isn't even in the top 5 medical issues I'm worried about. :P

[Gormy Cuss]

40. I'd like to make a joke

but I'll just send you best wishes. For now.
I'm a tad incorrigible so there's no guarantee about later.

Seriously, I hope that not only is it something benign but that it's already in the process of going away on its own.

[ThomCat]

42. Thank you.

I hope so too. Even if it's just a cyst, I don't want it sticking around. :)

Jokes are okay, though. I've got a pretty good sense of humor about medical stuff. You sort of have to.

[Gormy Cuss]

50. Doctor to Mr. Thomcat: " I've got some bad news. I thought it was a harmless cyst but

on further examination it's a mini-me of Dick Cheney and that can't be benign."

[ThomCat]

51. LOL!

If I had balls big enough for that, I'd be dangerous. :P

[NewJeffCT]

41. Here's hoping its good news

sorry to hear you have so many things going on at once.

[ThomCat]

43. That's the way of things.

The best predictor of whether or not you will have medical problems is whether or not you already have some. Everything piles up.
:shrug:

[lizziegrace]

44. Awww sweetie...

:hug:

You deserve a break for a change (and not the medical kind...)

[ThomCat]

45. That would be nice.

:)

We all need more good news. I'd love to be able to share some.

:hug:

[Karenina]

54. Do so asap!

:hug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

46. Gentle hugs...

:hug::hug::hug:
And all my hopes for good health! :loveya:

[ThomCat]

47. Hi GoG!

:hug:

I don't think I hope for good health anymore. Just better health. That would be enough. :)

[myrna minx]

48. My best wishes to you. I'm sending the "it's only a cyst" vibes your way.

:hug:

[ThomCat]

53. Thank you, MM!

:hug:

[redqueen]

49. awww :(

:pals:

i would have mustered up a fart for that ultrasound person.

[ThomCat]

52. Never, ever piss off the person who has your balls in his hand.

:P

I already knew from his bedside manner that he's not a gentle person. I wouldn't want to find out how bad that could get.

:hug:

[redqueen]

55. ooh... good point!

yikes!

[Bunny]

56. Hugging you, with both fingers crossed.

Hope the news is good. :grouphug:

[ThomCat]

58. Hi Bunny!

:hi:

Thank you. If it's good, I'll definitely share it. We could all use some good news. :hug:

[bigwillq]

57. Sending out my best vibes.

All the best to you. :hug:

[ThomCat]

59. Thank you.

:hug:

I wonder how many guys read my post and immediately closed their legs. :P