Thursday, January 29, 2009

Another biopsy---by robin

Today I got another biopsy, this time my mouth. Interestingly enough, the oral surgeon said he felt it was caused by...TA--DA...viral activity and then some kind of acute "stressor". So, I'm sitting here with a big wad of gauze in my mouth and I say to myself, "I have a pretty good idea where the viral activity came from but what is the stressor"? Boy, was that an open question so here are a few ideas.

Viral activity---thank you Hepatitis C

Stressor---initially I laughed and then smiled at my sweet hubby who drove me to the oral surgeon and said, "We know that one...it's got to be YOU". I'll not write his response but it was in good humor and spirit.

So, back to stressor...here is my personal list:
New crown placed at the exact site of the lump---9 months ago.
Liver Transplant---15 months ago.
Rejection Episode---discovered a couple weeks ago but probably chronic rather than acute.
My last thought (and this is "MY" idea to which the doctor agreed it could be a possibilty) is the twice daily dose of GenGraf which keeps my liver and I happy most of the time.

So, in a week to 10 days...I will share what the biopsy indicates and we will see how well I do at self-diagnosis.
Keep your spirits high...robin

2 comments:

  1. Hoping for good news! And keep those 'stressors' under control!

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  2. One in ten...crap! I thought 1 in 12 was bad enough.

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