Well......the doctor just called.....

[Karen]

When my Dad was older than you are now, he had a "lump" on his throat removed. It was noncancerous, but prompted him to quit smoking for good because he knew they wouldn't let him have a cigarette in the recovery room, and well, it was as good an excuse as any. He told the doctor - "Hey, doc - there are already two nice deep lines on my neck (fair skin + years of sun + age) just cut along one of those, and no one will ever know!"

No visit with Sir Jury is fun, but it sounds as if this is the right thing to do. If you are nervous, ask your doctor's office for references from other patients of theirs who have had it done, so they can all reassure you that it's worth it!

Are you staying overnight? My recommendation? The biggest, goofiest slippers you can find. After the brain surgery I had ten years ago, I was in the hospital for a week, and was quickly known as "the girl with the tiger slippers" and people would grin whever they saw them. (They were giant tiger heads with plastic teeth so it looked like they were munching my ankles). Making people smile is always good!

[sirrahbed]

aww Debbie - I know you must be scared. I agree that you need to milk this for all the attention you can get from Terry

Hope it is done and over with quickly so you can heal up and get back to normal. I also have thyroid disease - Graves, but never nodules. That must be pretty uncomfortable as I had a goiter that would make me feel like I was choking and I hated that. Take care!!