More medical mysteries

[gridlore]

I love it when, after multiple examinations by medical equipment that seems like science fiction, a dozen tubes of my blood analyzed by labs, and being poked and prodded by people with advanced degrees and years of experience, the answer boils down to. . .

"Damned if I know."

The issue is systematic inflammation that's being seen in various places. But as Dr. Sundaramurthy said today, "I'd rather treat the person than the symptom." Which is a plan I agree with.

So, next up is a lumbar puncture, a PET scan, and the potential of having a biopsy done on one of the inflamed lymph nodes. The problem is this chain is in my chest, behind my sternum, so this might be a more involved surgery.

Comments

[marycatelli]

Oh, my.

The worst I've had was going to the doctor saying, "I have an insect bite that may be infected," and getting a diagnosis of "That insect bite may be infected." But that one was only one visit.

[lauradi7dw]

Vibes coming your way (this is cheating a bit, because I just read K's more recent post with the partial update, so now the vibes are more intense, or vibrating more, I guess).