Biopsy

So my biopsy was on Thursday. I had my own room on the cardiac floor.. which was weird. My mom and my uncle went with me and kept me company. They had to poke me in both arms, one for a lab test and the other for a stupid IV. I bled all over the place from the IV. Lovely.

After an hour of waiting they took me down to the radiology area and they explained the procedure. I was happy to see that the CT scan wasn't as coffin-ish as the MRI had been. They had me on my stomach with my head to one side and my arms above my head and put me into the scanner feet first and took a bunch of pictures, then they drew a grid on my back with some sort of special paste and then would come in and make marks on my back with permanent marker, finally it was time to start so they injected a sedative and the nurse held my hand as the doctor poked a super long needle into my back. Of course he hadn't numbed it deep enough and I felt it go into the tumor. I was very glad the nurse was holding my hand. A few more scans and then he took a piece of tissue out and it was over. I was pretty sleepy afterwards and got a terrible headache, which turned out to be from lack of caffeine and a rebound headache from the sedatives. I only had to stay a few more hours and then got to come home.

Ibuprofen and ice for the last few days, and now I feel pretty much normal again. I hate the fact that that sample of tissue is in a lab somewhere and someone knows or might know by now if I have cancer or not. Just waiting to hear the results is torture. I am hoping that they will just give me the answer over the phone, and not make me wait for an appointment. I have prepared myself and I can take it over the phone.

Mark has this week off! Yay! He's getting "fixed" tomorrow. It was a hard decision but we have four kids between the two of us, and as much as I want another baby, I know they grow up to be kids and kids are a lot of work. Plus it will be fun to be able to go camping and do big kid stuff with the kids we have already. Maybe we can even take some road trips and start taking the kids out more. Things you can't easily do with a baby.

Also, we will be buying a house (Kids having their own rooms!!! YARD!!!) and getting a dog and I can cuddle with a dog. :)

And getting married. Thinking Vegas now. Will be quick and easy, since they don't do court house weddings around here. He says it will happen no matter if I have cancer or not. I love that man.