Good News!

Well, for the last 2 months I have been worried about a lump that has come up on the side of my knee. I first noticed it while shaving my legs and have just been watching it. Seems like lately that it has been getting bigger. I don't have any pain with it but knew that I needed to have it checked. Now to the common person, you would probably just say " ok I will have it checked out, no big deal ". But when you are a cancer survivor, any lump is a concern and a worry. I have prayed and prayed about it and decided, I just need to have it checked out. So today was the day. Started out teaching a sewing class at my house with 2 amazing ladies (that have become dear friends of mine ) and so that kept my mind off of it until almost time to go.
As I was getting dressed I looked at it one more time and was surprised that it had gone down quite a bit and then I was wondering if I had just worried for nothing and maybe I shouldn't even go. But I knew that wasn't true and so off I went.
Good news, it doesn't appear to have anything to do with cancer but it looks like a cyst probably because of a meniscus tear. He explained if it has a small tear in it, then fluid can come in and out and create a cyst. The reason it probably went down today is because I haven't swam for two days and didn't put any stress on it.
I knew it came not too long after I started swimming and wondered if it was a bit too much strain on my knees. I had surgery on both of them 3 years ago. So I just need to watch it and make sure to go back in if there starts being any pain. Guess that means the tear is getting worse. So I thought it was good news. Miniscus tear isn't good news really but compared to what I thought it might have been ...well that is good news. For today, I will count my blessings.
Need to head to bed so I can get up and swim tomorrow!
Night dear friends!

Pain and healing!

Ok, Day 1 is done...the gel injections in my knees. It was painful like I had heard, but not too painful. I usually have a high pain tolerance... so my score on that procedure was a 4 out of 10 on the pain level. The only thing is the doctor just kept talking to me the whole time he put in the shot and gel. Now I don't like shots or needles that much, but I can handle them. I handle them much better though when I go to my HAPPY PLACE, when he was talking to me at the same time.... it made it harder to handle, because I wasn't in my ZONE! :)

I asked before they put the gel in exactly what the gel was made of...just to see if the chicken rumors were right?The nurse said she had no idea and that no one has ever asked her that. So while she was preparing the needles, gel and things for the doctor, I asked her if I could see the paper that came with the gel box. It took me awhile to find it but...the gel is made out of Rooster's combs! Then I asked her if these chickens and roosters were healthy, range free and happy? I didn't want the chickens and roosters that were pumped full of hormones and all crammed into one small and crowed chicken coup? She once again just smiled and looked at me funny and said she didn't know. I mean I didn't think it was that odd of a question. They are getting ready to inject something into my body, just wanted to know what it was?  So hopefully it was from the healthy ones! I know you are probably laughing too but....I think of these types of things.

In case you are just wondering....the gel is not red it is clear! :)

Ok Day 2 is tomorrow...the dentist. I hope it goes very uneventful!

Found these quotes and thought they would go great with this whiny post. Sorry, after tomorrow hopefully I will have a more upbeat post. I need to remember though, my blog is called LEARNING FROM LIFE! And I  am learning! Good night dear friends.

 

"A lot of people say they want to get out of pain, and I'm sure that's true, but they aren't willing to make healing a high priority. They aren't willing to look inside to see the source of their pain in order to deal with it. " ~ Lindsay Wagner

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. " ~ Helen Keller