Before I get into my post for today, I want to dedicate this post to a little 8-year-old boy by the name of Leiby Kletzky. If his name hadn't been spread all over local news because of his being horribly murdered, I wouldn't even know his name. A few weeks ago, somebody abducted him off the streets of Brooklyn, drugged him, suffocated him, and dismembered his body. When I first heard the story, it was like a knife had hit my heart. For me, it wasn't like just any other murder story on the news. This was a child. A Jewish child. I was once a Jewish child in Brooklyn. I didn't know what true danger was like, and that's how it should be for any child, anywhere. I said a silent Mourner's Kaddish for Leiby, having not prayed in several months because I'd lost my faith. Because I have strong Jewish roots, and because I am very concerned with the welfare of children, wanting to go into pediatric nursing and all, this story really broke my heart. Condolences go out to the Kletzky family. I am dreadfully sorry that this had to happen. My half-brother is a young child too, and although I can't be in his life right now, I hope he is always safe and in good hands (to the extent that he can be, anyway.)
Anyhow, let's get back to my condition. My doctor called with the results from my last sonogram and blood test. She simply says, "They are benign, hormones are normal. No treatment." I'm thinking, something isn't right here. I know how I feel inside, and I know my hormones are overactive. With help from my social worker and threatening to switch doctors, I caught her in a lie; my hormone levels WERE elevated, but they did not need to be treated. I also got more details about what's growing out of my thyroid. She believes they are more cystic than tumour-like, but are significantly calcified. I have no idea what she meant in terms of calcification or how it happens, what it can do to me, etc., but I need to get these things taken care of, because I am dreadfully uncomfortable. They interfere with talking sometimes, and last night, they interfered with my sleep.
I really don't know if I can trust my doctor anymore. I may make the switch in terms of general practitioners, but I need to see an ENT about the calcification, because she kept telling me that she herself couldn't handle that sort of thing, because she wasn't qualified. Now, how would I know that she's right about calcification? I don't know. It just makes sense to me. Besides, she was not the one who analyzed my sonogram, or took it, for that matter. Regardless, my next step is to see a specialist and obtain my records. Hopefully I can get this sorted out.
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