Rough Road or Easy Street?

Dad's home sick today.

Last week, my mother started an MSN conversation with me, and what I thought would be the average conversation talking about her constant ironing, laundry and bathroom cleaning, but when mom said the Dad had an appointment with his doctor to discuss the results of an ultrasound done on a lump on his neck, she mentioned the word Lymph, and I knew it wasn't going to be the run-of-the-mill conservation. She said daddy thought the doctor said something about Lymphoma, but he's not sure he heard right, so it's anyone's guess what's going on.

Dad's had some symptoms similar to Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, but without the proper tests, it's anyone's guess what's going on. Dad's a diabetic, but he's not watching his diet or monitoring his blood sugars very closely, so many of his symptoms can be attributed to that. The doctor did take two needle samples from the lump, but the results have not come back yet as far as I know. He's got an appointment on Thursday, and regardless of what the results indicate, the doctor has expressed a view that the lump needs to be removed. Once that's happened, they'll know better what they are dealing with.

And while this is going on, Mom told me that she's being sent to two specialists for her own problems. She's got cysts in her breasts, and they'll be removed, and she's got an irregular heartbeat as well, which is fairly common, but we're going to wait and see what's going on in that respect.

So currently, my parents are on track for adventures in surgery, and true to form, they are downplaying the possibilities, which is the best thing to do until we really know what's going on. No point in getting worked up.