Went
for the follow-up with Lindsey. Apparently the ultrasound was
inconclusive and that there were two options from here. We could start me on a
round of super antibiotics and steroids and see if that clears it up or we
could do a surgical biopsy, remove the offending lymph node, dissect it and
find out what was going on. Unfortunately because of the location of the nodes
it would need to be done in an operating room under general anesthesia. So this
was the decision I was left with:
Antibiotics:
Pros:
Much cheaper than a full scale surgery. No surgery. Would most likely clear
things up.
Cons:
It would take six weeks to do the treatment and if it didn't work then I would
have to go do the biopsy anyway.
Biopsy:
Pros:
We would know exactly what was going on, right from the beginning. Cool neck scar.
Cons:
Surgery and everything that goes with it (cost, drugs, recovery). I could still
end up doing the antibiotic treatment, after paying them to tell me it was
nothing serious.
I told Lindsey I needed to think
about it and that I would call and let her know once I had decided.
The rest of the night was spent
discussing it with Chase and also my mom (who’s insurance I am still on) . I felt
prompted over and over that the biopsy was the way to go and that I wanted to
know what was going on right from the beginning. With some hesitation I told my
mom my decision, and she was very supportive, even though that meant paying for
a surgery.
I called the hospital the next day
to schedule the biopsy. It turned out that the next Thursday before spring
break would work well, since all my classes were canceled and I’d have the
whole break to recover.
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