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Vibes or something for my mom.
I know I never do this, but I'm worried and needed somewhere to get some hope.
My mom has been feeling a sort of bump down in her lady parts whenever she lays on her stomach. So her doctor referred her to a gynecologist. She saw the gyn today. According to her my mom's uterus is a 10, when it should be a six (size-wise) and it is thicker than it should be for someone going through and almost done with menopause.
So she tells my mom she has to have a biopsy to see if she has cancer. She also needs a pap smear to check for cervical cancer. The doctor throws the C-word out there and then doesn't schedule this biopsy until the 21st! 3 weeks! Really?
And then while Mom's telling me this she remembers that her dad's sister had uterine cancer and after her hysterectomy her doctor told her she didn't need any more checkups. Well her cancer came back somewhere else and that is what killed her.
To top it off my mom will have the biopsy and pap smear right there in that office. So I asked her if she would please call back on Monday to see about rescheduling her appt. She also said that my step-dad will be mad too about how long away the appt is.
I'm really sad and worried and I don't want to have to wait 3 weeks just for my mom to have these tests done, and then wait however long they decide to take for the results.
Thanks for reading. I'm not used to worrying so much about my mom.
Re: Vibes or something for my mom.
Oh I'm sorry to hear that and hope that it isn't cancer. Has it been years since your mom went to the gyno? I would absolutely call back and try to get in earlier...I mean let's not think it but let's say she was like Stage 4 I mean it's pretty damn important to start treatment immediately if that were the case and 3 weeks can make a huge difference. So I would have her be persistant in wanting it done at least within the week.
Does she work? Or could she be on a list if someone cancelled? Or can they recommend her to someone else who can do it?
She hasn't had insurance in years. She finally has it through my step-dad, so she's finally getting stuff done. She also has been told to get a mammogram since she turned 50 this year and has never had one.
She works 3rd shift, so she could go anytime during the day and just work her sleep schedule around the appt. She's just such a pushover that she probably didn't even think about moving it to a closer date until I said something. Hopefully between me and my step-dad she'll make some effort to move it up.
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Nothing but good thoughts and energy for you mom. I hope she's OK.
And ::hugs:: for you. It's good of you to care so much. It's scary when something hppens to your mom. We're always so used to moms taking care of us, we forget they may need us from time to time.