That was the fastest answer ever!

Right after I hit "publish" on the previous post, I decided to check my email and saw the ominous "You a message with new test results" or something like that in my inbox.  It was about 3 hours after I finished my ultrasound, and that has never happened that quickly before.  I figured it might be a good sign if they could interpret everything that fast, so I clicked.

The funky lymph node is still there but is slightly smaller.  Dr. N's message was "stable, good", and that was all.

This is what I guess my funky lymph node would look like, only larger.  Looks like a happy little guy....

Hmm.

So I guess I sit and wait until next year.  It's too small to biopsy, meaning they can't do anything about it anyway.  If it is cancerous, at least it's not growing.

Next steps are bloodwork and a check up with Dr. N at the end of this month.
Breathing slightly anxious sigh of relief for now.

Wishing and hoping, again.

Hola! Quick check in at the end of August...

Had an ultrasound done today to follow up from last year's ultrasound and suspicious lymph node.  It wasn't too bad, but the technician did spend a lot of time looking at the right side.  Hopefully I'll get the results within a couple of days, get a clean bill of health and won't have to worry about thyca until the next blood test.

I was supposed to get the blood work done in May but didn't--May was completely insane at school and I just didn't do it, probably because I was busy eating things like Pop Tarts and other stuff that wasn't, um, good for me.  I managed to clean up my act over the summer and made it a point to exercise almost every day.  Every day.  Either I walked or did my Wii workouts for at least 30 minutes, usually for 45. I had fun with the marching parade thingie and managed to complete it without falling off the Wii board.  However, per usual, one day I suddenly got a horrible pain in my heel and bottom of my foot, so I've been resting/icing it for the last week.  Plantar fasciitis anyone?  Figures.

Now the waiting begins....