Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

It's all kinda hit me today. TBH I'm pretty scared.

I'm not ready to die just yet.

Of course you aren't.

You are doing all the right things, checking your practical concerns, whether you have a health issue or not these need to be checked occasionally.

Dearest, how is Mrs Gen coping with it ? i know fir finds my health stuff more stressful than I do, and I'm worried for her as she is already in a state of fragility. I hope you are hugging and kissing lots and hopefully having lots of sex, its an excellent stress reliever I find. . One of the great blessings for those of us who have partners is this outlet of someone else's love.

So, three more days? What cycling between now and then? What p,ans with the kids? Here's my take on it. One of my very few real life friends who I talk about my crap with says to me sometimes....how are you worrying about housework....and I point out even if I kick the bucket as a surprise next week I still need clean knickers and fed pets until until then.

Set the affairs in order, as you are doing , because I think that it makes getting on with stuff is less stressful if you know the 'file of doom' is organised and neat and least bother to anyone. But keep washing your knickers too. Iykwim. .

Can you let of some steam physically? It might help?

Generali

vivatifosi wrote: »

Gen, what's the absolute worst case scenario and percentage chance? Remember, even cancer is survivable for many people, if not most. I know he's not well thought of today, but look at Lance Armstrong, yes he was lying and took drugs, but he still survived testicular cancer and retained incredible physical health and performance.

The most likely misdiagnosis is a lot worse and has a 4-50% chance of death. That's according to Mr Google who manages to know everything and nothing all at once.

The chance of me dying from my current diagnosis is less than the chance of me being run over while picking it up.

Having said that, my previous diagnosis was that it was definitely a cyst. Now Leon's definitely a benign tumour. Not a crap one, no siree.

Nikkster

Generali wrote: »

The most likely misdiagnosis is a lot worse and has a 4-50% chance of death. That's according to Mr Google who manages to know everything and nothing all at once.

The chance of me dying from my current diagnosis is less than the chance of me being run over while picking it up.

Having said that, my previous diagnosis was that it was definitely a cyst. Now Leon's definitely a benign tumour. Not a crap one, no siree.

Until you hear back from the biopsy, the most informed diagnosis, from a specialist, is Warthins. Yes, there is a chance that the diagnosis will change again in light of further information. But you only have 3 more days to go until you find out.
As lir wisely says, keep washing your knickers.

vivatifosi

Generali wrote: »

The chance of me dying from my current diagnosis is less than the chance of me being run over while picking it up.

Well there you go then. Now if you could just regale us with your recollection of the Green Cross Code, make sure you've got all your boxes ticked.

silvercar

Worrying is natural, but the chances of it being anything sinister are small. Even if it is dodgy, it is being removed. Bye bye Leon.

OH has three scars on his neck from bits and bobs being removed as potentially dodgy. Male necks must be particularly vunerable places.

SingleSue

Generali wrote: »

It's all kinda hit me today. TBH I'm pretty scared.

I'm not ready to die just yet.

It's a scary time, all of a sudden, we realise we are not immortal.

I remember when the first cancerous cells were discovered in my rather delayed smear test, I went round in a daze for a few days and then I got angry with myself for putting off going up for my smear and now ending up with the diagnosis I had.

At the time, the boys were very very young and all I could think of was them being left without a mum due to her own stupidity.

Thankfully, although it was a torrid time, it had been caught early enough before the more extreme treatment was needed but it was two years of my life that was fraught with worry and hospital appointments and repeated highs and lows (clear smears - relax, cancerous cells again - panic!) until I finally had my hysterectomy.

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

OH has three scars on his neck from bits and bobs being removed as potentially dodgy. Male necks must be particularly vunerable places.

Probably more so in annoying men tbh. I should imagine men like gen and you oh are just unlucky

vivatifosi

Well, let's have some good news... following Alain Baxter' s (unfair imo) loss of medal, we've got our first medal on snow... wow hoo!

lostinrates

Yesterday we moved an ugly plastic shelf out of the study to replace with a gifted one. It took pretty much all afternoon.

The gifted one is so wobbly its un safe, the shelves keep collapsing, so this morning we are swapping it all back .

vivatifosi

I think I'm reading this wrong, but what is your shelf' s special talent?

ETA, can you add some screws or something? We were left a wobbly wardrobe when we moved here, but dad rescued it with a few screws and a wooden brace across the back.