And this doesn't really have anything to do with FSGS per se, but this is my outlet, so here goes.
I've been looking into getting an IUD since July. My doc said that they like to do it within the first 3 days of my cycle. I couldn't do it in August because I was on vacation, and I couldn't do it in September because we were in Minneapolis. I started my cycle on Saturday, so I called my gynecologist first thing this morning to schedule it. When I was on the phone with the scheduler, she asked me if I had gotten my last Pap results back, and I realized that I hadn't. She said that she'd look them up and call me back.
She did call back, but not with the results that I had expected....she told me that it was abnormal. And I'm freaking out. I've never had abnormal pap results. NEVER. She said that the doctor messed up and never got the results sent out, so she's glad I called. Seriously???
Of course, the first place my mind goes is cancer....because apparently kidney disease and colitis aren't enough And I start thinking about Izzy and Joacim. And then I start to spiral.
My brain is working overtime on this. I'm still getting the IUD tomorrow, and they're going to do another Pap test to see if it's changed since Friday. I should have the results back by next Wednesday, so I'll be pacing the floors until then.
I talked to my dear dear friend, Emily, tonight, who is always a voice of calm and reason. She talked me down from the ledge I was on, I really don't know what I'd do without her...seriously. She's coming down to Riley to take her son for an appointment with a specialist (pray that all goes well and normal), and then we're going to take our kids to the zoo to spend the day.
I have so much to do at work, and we've got our big Lilly Day of Service on Thursday (which I'm a leading a team this year) so it's probably not a great time to take a day, but it's so necessary for my mental well-being. Besides...I'd just sit there spacing out all day anyway.
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I hate-hate-hate that you are going through this. Abnormal Pap's happen very often with no actual issue - my best friend had one that turned out to be nothing, the only result being that she had to go and have one every six months instead of yearly for two years to be sure that it was a fluke. It was.
ReplyDeleteHopeful that the same is true of your test as well. Will be thinking of you.