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Let me know how the ultrsound goes.  In the meantime, take a deep breath and remember as yous said 95% of the time these are non cancerous.  even if it were - you are catching it early - right?  from what i have read even in the very rare chance it were cancer - it is very treatable with surgery with an excellent prognosis. So you are going to be there for those little kids.  HUGS!!!

it has been hectic - my family has had one crisis after the other.  UP and DOWN  like a roller coaster ride. I was sick much of Feb. and am just now feeling human - had a stomach virus that really hit me hard and knocked me off my feet.   then a back injury that I am now in PT for.  I did manage to take off the 10 pounds I had gained in NOV ( really serious stress accompanied by lots of emotional eating)  I think things will be looking up in a few weeks. HUGS!

I am actually a grandmother of 3, the tiny pic on my posts does a good job of hiding the crows feet and grey hairs LOL.   my list of annual labs is endless it seems.  I have yearly a CBC, Complete metabolic panel whi*****ludes  electrolytes(sodium, cloride , potassium, calcium, etc,)  BUN, Creatnine, (which check kidney function) glucose, liver panel(includes liver enzymes, and bilirubin) . lipid panel,  B-12, folate, albumin, total protein, magnesium, iron, total iron binding capacity, iron saturation, ferritin,  every thing was excellent - and I get copies of my labs so I can track for trends - I do not trust just hearing "normal"  I want to know if there are changes or maybe drops that are still in the normal range but maybe going in the wrong direction, that might need intervention before they become abnormal. this year I also had an ionized calcium - which is actually a better representation of the actual amount of free calcium in your blood,  and vitamin D2 and D3, and Parathyroid level, due to the large loss of bone I had. sometimes a hyperparathyroid will cause your body to pull calcium out of your bones, so that had to be ruled out.  the D2 was borderline on the lower side so I am upping my vit D intake.  all of my labs have been very good,  but in some things they just dont tell the whole picture.  The dexascan is so important - and if your calcium - and D have probelms on your labs, be sure to follow up carefully.

Thank you for inviting me to join your group.... I didnt even now that they hard started stuff like this... I have been so busy with everything... my son joined the army and writing and keeping track of things for him... And looking for a job has keep me busy...  How you doing this days??  I miss everyone... hugs

First, let me say you do not LOOK like an older woman LOL!  You look like a puppy!   And a very cute one at that. Second, I had a complete set of labs done recommended by Michelle from Vitalady.  Turns out I'm anemic and have a problem with my D and calcium.  I would have never known any of this because Dr. Anthone only does a metabolic panel.  That showed everything in the normal range.  It was the specific tests for D, A, calcium, etc. that showed the problems.  I have a 150 common channel which makes me closer to a distal RNY than a DSer.  I'm just really glad I decided to do this now before things start tanking enough to cause permanent damage.  I think it is very important that we are proactive.  Dr. A is a GREAT surgeon, but the followup nutrition stuff?  I think he and other great surgeons have a ways to go on that.  BTW - my dexascan was at the top of the chart on bone density, so my bones are still great.  Hopefully we will head this off at the pass.  I'm hoping, Willow, that they can help you turn things around.