is there a doctor in the house?

[Ness]

hi...

I've just read the results of a brain CT I had yesterday...  unfortunately I don't see my GP to find out more information until Monday afternoon - a very, very long 4 days away...

Feeling a little stressed because all is not normal, but I don't have any idea just how serious it could be...  gah!

[Inge]

Apologies if you already told me some background to this and I have forgotten - why did you have a CT scan?

[Ness]

I don't think I've told anyone the background...

just recently I've been getting severe headaches - that act a bit like tension headaches...  they ruled out problems with neck, eyes (apparently there are a few things that can go wrong with my eyes because of my weird arthritic condition), blood pressure, and medications...  next step was the brain scan...

it's all a bit scary really, I'm getting a little tired of being a medical mystery.

[Inge]

We're not even allowed access to results of tests until a doctor kindly decides to spare us some time - usually several months after the tests are done.

Yes, I can understand that you must be terrified - it's bound to seem like forever before you see your doctor!  You have my sincere best wishes for a happy outcome!

[Emma]

My best wishes too-good luck

[Andygal]

Good luck to you. Here's hoping it's not a serious problem and can be fixed.

[Brynne]

My thoughts are with you as well

[witch]

just recently I've been getting severe headaches - that act a bit like tension headaches... 

just checking - have you been playing the sims too much? 
seriously, all the best for Monday...

[J. M. Pescado]

Eh, probably a tumor. Nothing serious. Get some more monitor radiation, you'll be fine. Don't use those damn newfangled LCD things, get a proper ion bombardment tube.

[gali]

Eh, probably a tumor. Nothing serious. Get some more monitor radiation, you'll be fine. Don't use those damn newfangled LCD things, get a proper ion bombardment tube.

JM, what a macabric humor....

ness, sometimes the headackes can be a result of problems in the Spinal Column, which I believe all players are or will suffer from.... A CT must be made, to see if the arteries and veins are not blocked in some place, and need to be openned.

I passed many times CT (head and body) - nothing to be afraid of.... The conclusion was, that I suffer from my Spinal Column (people that sit a long time are more vulnerable). What do I do? I sit to play or to surf with  a "collar", to keep my neck straight....

[ZephyrZodiac]

I have arthritis too, in my neck, and sometimes the pain goes right up the back of my skull - only solution is to lie down and not use the computer for several hours!

[DrBeast]

Somebody called for a doctor? Oh, ah, hm. A human needs attention. Sorry, not my kind of patient! Move along now. Or bring your dog. Or cat.
Seriously now (no, don't bring your dog or cat or I might be tempted to remove its ovaries or testicles for my research!), hope everything turns out fine for you ness. Best of wishes from me too!

[laeshanin]

Eh, probably a tumor. Nothing serious. Get some more monitor radiation, you'll be fine. Don't use those damn newfangled LCD things, get a proper ion bombardment tube.

Heh...

Ness, take it easy, and all my best wishes.

[Ness]

thanks people...  I really appreciate all the thoughts and well-wishes here...

I've had a bit of a translation of all the medical jargon - it appears that there is a lump in my head!  small, probably due to my brain bleeding after I'm bumped my head...  will need to be checked out further to rule stuff out, and will need to be monitored, but I think I will actually get through to Monday without going insane...

of course, there is the vague possibility that it could be something more serious, and nobody can tell me the implications of it all just yet...  but I'm feeling a little more sane for now.
 

[IgnorantBliss]

If you post the jargon here I can probably translate it  . I look at head CTs daily as my job

[Hook]

Hm, weird arthritic condition that causes eye problems....  Ankylosing Spondylitis?  That causes iritis/conjunctivitis.  You'd know if you had that eye problem... the instant someone turned on a light.

Hook

[Issy]

Eh, probably a tumor. Nothing serious. Get some more monitor radiation, you'll be fine. Don't use those damn newfangled LCD things, get a proper ion bombardment tube.

I think that 1 point you have in niceness is way overrated 

Good luck with you're appointment ness.

[baratron]

Good luck. Being a medical mystery is not fun. Been there, done that. Eventually got a diagnosis at the age of 26, 13 years after it started .

The waitingwaitingwaiting for the doctor's appointment is actually one of the worst bits. However horrible the diagnosis, at least once you have it you know what's wrong, and can find out what they're going to do about it, and look it up on the internet to get prognosis & so on. Whereas waiting to find out is just... icky, because they could turn round and say "oops, you have 2 weeks to live" or "actually there's nothing at all wrong, you must be making it all up" .

[ZiggyDoodle]

Be not afraid, Ness.  Think positively and expect the best.  Easier said than done, admittedly, but worrying about something you have no control over just adds to the stress. 

Positive thoughts for you!

All the best....

[veilchen]

I agree, please Ness, don't get yourself tied up in knots. I know that's easy to say when you're not the one that is affected, but I really hope you will be able to relax, at least a little, and don't worry yourself sick over something that you have no control over.

My thoughts are with you. Hang in there Ness, whatever happens, I'll be rooting for you.

[Torkle]

Ness - Hang in there and don't stress-out.  It will just lead to more headaches! 

Best wishes for a benign diagnosis.

[Motoki]

You know, it may sound odd, but there actually being something on the scan might not be such a bad thing. At least you'll know what it is and how to treat it. I've had some very real medical problems in the past that I had a bajillion tests for that they never did find a damned thing. It made me feel nuts and didn't help the problems either. It pretty much went away over time but I was pretty much wishing they'd find something they could treat it and be done with it.

Anyhow, let us know how things went when you get the medicalese translated.

[Ness]

Hm, weird arthritic condition that causes eye problems....  Ankylosing Spondylitis?  That causes iritis/conjunctivitis.  You'd know if you had that eye problem... the instant someone turned on a light.

no...  my weird arthritic condition still has no name as yet - they call it serum-negative rheumatoid arthritis - which my specialist tells me is med-speak for we haven't got a clue, but agree that there is something real going on that causes joint pain and isn't all in your head!  It affects my whole body, and is mostly managed pretty well by medications, life was very miserable for a while when I was taken off them to determine whether they caused the headaches or not.

The iritis was one that was mentioned - and another one that started with a p, but I'd never heard the word before, just overheard the eye specialist telling my GP over the phone that there wasn't any of it, whatever it was.

Anyway, general consensus from the wonderful people (who have all been met through the sims community) is that it's most likely nothing serious, but does need to be checked thoroughly confirm that - I'm coping pretty well, and went to work today without issues - have been far more concerned with the interesting bruising caused by my vein collapsing when they injected the contrast dye!

And now...  I begin the weekend, with the interesting process of staying sane and not stressing out while I don't have work to keep me occupied.

In a way, it would actually be nice if this was the cause of the headaches - having been through fatigue problems, liver issues, arthritis pains - all mysterious conditions where the doctors can't even figure out exactly WHAT it is, let alone how to treat it - it would be nice to have it be something simple and obvious...  but after all that, I'm almost resigned to the fact that the headaches will be yet another mystery ailment, and when they are finally under control, something else will pop up.

thankyou all again for your care and concern - I'll certainly keep the updates coming!

Ness
(although, I've just been given the new nickname of pea-brain at work...  a whole new identity!)

[J. M. Pescado]

I've had a bit of a translation of all the medical jargon - it appears that there is a lump in my head!  small, probably due to my brain bleeding after I'm bumped my head...  will need to be checked out further to rule stuff out, and will need to be monitored, but I think I will actually get through to Monday without going insane...

See, I told you it was just a tumor.

[witch]

Oh Ness - if you're planning on joining in on the joint community n'hood, you'll have to make a sim called pea-brain!