Another Trip To The Emergency Department To Screen For Bone Marrow Cancer
[ Thursday February 6th 2025 at 7:25 am ]
It was a very long wait with the patients that were so critically ill requiring the teams attention for 5 hours. I did some writing for my web site for close to 7 hours. I had my tablet with me that kept me occupied for the remainder of my wait. I was very happy with the progress I've made.
Also while I was waiting I made 2 purchases. My dwarf banana plant died after 4 years. I want to start a new one. I purchased seeds to try and start another one growing. I really enjoyed looking at my dwarf banana plant while soaking my legs in really warm water. Also on the weekend I purchased my bread maker. The person I purchased it from only used it 3 times. It looks brand new. The person I purchased this from didn't build into their routine making their own bread. Today I purchased the accessory that will gude me into cutting the bread into the same size and straight pieces. I purchased this accessory to act as a guide to help with me with the cutting. I can't look straight on because of what is happening with my hips and knees. But this will give me even cuts.
They did the initial screening and it was looked at while I was waiting. My body appears to be in remarkably good shape with the exception of my physical challenges. It looks like the MRI on January 7th 2025 picked up on some internal bleeding created by micro tears in my knee. The pain in my knee has been the same as what I lived with when this was happening to my hips. The surgeries I had on my hips between 2007 and 2009 proved that I was able to interpret the pain accurately. The concern that I have bone marrow cancer is finally greatly reduced. It just doesn't match. Some internal bleeding would explain why I've been seeing bruises appearing on my knees when I've not hurt myself.
I am still going to be seeing a hematologist. The doctor will send a referral to the correct hospital. My hip surgeon did a referral to my local hospital for this purpose. But there is no hematologist staffed at my local hospital. The surgeon didn't realize this. A hematologist is the health care specialist that deals with blood disorders. The purpose of this will be to decide if a biopsy should be under taken. The results from today, blood work I had done on November 6th 2024 when trying to understand the nausea I'm experiencing and my MRI from January 7th 2025 have all be passed on.