Wow, this will be a Christmas to remember for a lonnnng time

[rustydog]

On Christmas Eve five years ago, I prevented a suicide attempt by catching a jumper at our facility. She messed up my Christmas day, but as far as I know, she is still alive. That sucked.

Today beat that by a mile.

I was injured in an assault at work and was seen in the ER three weeks ago. The ED physician ordered a CT to rule out brain injury from the kick to the head. He had good news and bad. Good, no broken orbital or jaw bones from the kick, but he saw "something"
on the CT that prompted him to schedule a visit with an ENT when I am discharged from the ER.

I see the ENT and he explained after reviewing the CTs he wants to order two more scans, one with contrast. He believed there may be a cancerous growth that showed up on the scan.

I work for three weeks stressing about cancer and what I will tell my wife and kids, dad and siblings. What a scary goddamn word. CANCER. I actually had to take today off from work because I stressed on what the doctor would tell me at 3pm.

Today I see the ENT and am told: tests on the tissue show no cancer! But I'll probably need surgery for another issue stemming from an ear operation decades ago...

I learned today that I will have a happy Christmas.
I will celebrate with my 1- month old grandson, my wife and kids.
Enjoy every day people! Every single day to it's fullest because you never know when someone will tell you they "see something" on an x-ray...

Merry Christmas

[JaneyVee]

1. GREAT NEWS! ~ Merry Christmas to you too ~

[TerrapinFlyer]

2. Take a deep breath, and hug your kids.

Happy Holidays!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I suspect you'll remember this Christmas forever, my dear rustydog...

What a terrific story.

I am really thrilled for you!

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[rustydog]

19. Thank you CaliforniaPeggy! Merry Christmas!

[shenmue]

4. {{{hugs}}}

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[Suich]

5. Good grief, rustydog!

Your workplace sounds awful.

Glad you're ok...Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Go Seahawks!

[rustydog]

15. Sea HAWKS!

Thank you

[el_bryanto]

6. Congrats - that's good news. nt

[elias49]

7. Merry Christmas

There sure is a lot to be thankful for. Being ALIVE!

My daughter had an emergency C=section in July for twin boys that were "due" early October. 27 week babies.
They spent 104 days in intensive care. They went home in early November and will experience their first Christmas in good health. I'm the grandfather of twin boys! Life can throw curves. But as long as you get a piece of the ball...

[rustydog]

16. Hear hear. Congrats Grandpa!

[blm]

8. ((rustydog))

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[Curmudgeoness]

9. Merry Christmas indeed!

Glad to hear that you got good news. The bad news is nothing compared to hearing that you do not have a suspected cancer.

[randome]

10. Come on, you can't leave us hanging like this!

Who kicked you?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]No squirrels were harmed in the making of this post. Yet.[/center][/font][hr]

[rustydog]

17. A highly intoxicated patient who became assaultive when the nurse tried to start an IV

Healthcare workers are number 1 for non-lethal assaults in America,

[randome]

21. Yeah, I imagine you are.

Thanks for the info! And good news!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]If you don't give yourself the same benefit of a doubt you'd give anyone else, you're cheating someone.[/center][/font][hr]

[malaise]

11. Celebrate

[MannyGoldstein]

12. Great news! nt

[femmocrat]

13. So glad you are OK, rustydog.

(((hugs)))

P.S. Look for a new job!

[rurallib]

14. I think I will name whatever I am drinking after you right now

merry christmas and many, many more

[Jefferson23]

18. All the very best to you. n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

20. sorry you went thru that stress. Glad for the outcome

[3catwoman3]

22. A season for celebration...

...and then some. I am so happy for your good news.

[FLyellowdog]

23. Merry Christmas INDEED!

If you don't mind my asking...was the ear surgery you had a mastoid operation?

[rustydog]

36. Yes, The doctor then said if I hadn't been suffering vertigo that night and checked into the ER

the infection was in the mastoid and would have spread to the brain. I lucked out! TWICE!

[FLyellowdog]

44. Wonderful!nt

[KT2000]

24. Whew! You got a rollercoaster ride

this year. Good that you landed safely. Merry Christmas!!

[elleng]

25. CONGRATS!

Similar happened to me recently, 'thing' on my lung NOT cancer but an OLD something probably due to an infection YEARS ago, and skin cancer on my arm removed successfully, and heart OK.

Happy Holidays!

[rustydog]

38. Great news. It sure is stressful during the wait for the good news, huh?

Have a great Christmas!

[elleng]

41. Yes, that wait is stressful.

[jwirr]

26. So very glad for you and your family. Merry Christmas to all of you.

[Dont call me Shirley]

27. Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!

[Dustlawyer]

28. Very happy for you! I had one of those false alarms right after the anesthesia mask was put on

to have surgery on my broken nose. The doctor said I should see the specialist when I recovered from this surgery as I was fading out trying to yell, "waaaaaiiiiitttt!
I have three young grandkids, you have sooo much fun ahead, enjoy!

[rustydog]

39. Thank you Dustlawyer! I have a six and a five-year old grandson

Lyric is my 3rd. It is a wonderful life with grandkids!

[roguevalley]

29. you are my hero, rusty dog

[spanone]

30. whew!!! great news.

[mountain grammy]

31. Good news! Merry Christmas to you too, rustydog!

[SnowCritter]

32. That's great news!

I'm a cancer survivor and, yeah, it sure is a scary word!

Merry Christmas!

[rustydog]

40. I love the word survivor. I don't think it explains the fear

and anguish that comes with the diagnosis, treatment and post treatment follow ups.
I am happy for you my friend!

Merry Christmas!

[LuvNewcastle]

33. Now that's great news!

I'm glad you had a nice Christmas miracle this year, and I hope y'all have a great time together for the holidays.

[WillyT]

34. Merry X-Mas !!!

[tblue37]

35. Glad to hear you got the all-clear on the cancer! Good luck with the future surgery.

And have a lovely Christmas with your family!

[magical thyme]

37. Happy, happy Christmas, rustydog!

[appalachiablue]

42. All the best to you & yours. Happy Holidays! Great that you're ok.

[bigwillq]

43. Great news!

I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. Here's to a happy and healthy New Year!

[uponit7771]

45. +1

[mazzarro]

46. Merry Christmas and Happy Tidings - n/t

[Enthusiast]

47. Wow!

Congrats on the good news, rustydog. Merry Christmas. [URL=.html][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

[ladyVet]

48. Yay! Good news any time of the year. :D

Enjoy every day people! Every single day to it's fullest because you never know when someone will tell you they "see something" on an x-ray...

True words.

[secondwind]

50. WHAT WONDERFUL NEWS !!! I'm sure this will be your best Christmas EVER. n/t

[morningfog]

51. "Enjoy every sandwich" - Warren Zevon. Great news, rustydog. Be well.

Happy holidays.

[Feral Child]

52. Very glad for you, rustydog.

Good news, indeed!



EDIT: What kinda rowdy-assed place do you work at?

[ctsnowman]

53. K & R

[FSogol]

54. Have an awesome Christmas. n/t

[myrna minx]

55. Wonderful!

[MissDeeds]

56. Very happy for you, rustydog

but am sorry you had to endure three weeks of hell wondering if you had cancer. I don't know why doctors throw out words like that when they don't know if that is what you have. It's torturous.

Many years ago, my brother was told that the doctor was going to run some tests because his symptoms could be MS. It wasn't, thankfully, but the family was scared to death while waiting for the tests to be completed.

Years back, the fiance of one of my college students was told he might have AIDS, so the doctor was going to run some tests. My student was terrified that they both would wind up with AIDS and her kids would grow up without parents. It wasn't AIDS, but something fairly minor and curable.

Doctors need to be a bit more sensitive and compassionate, and not drop worst case scenarios unless absolutely necessary.

Glad things worked out well for you. Have a great Christmas!

[sinkingfeeling]

57. Congratulations. It's been exactly 6 years ago that I first saw an ENT and he

did a biopsy. Stage IV cancer on my tonsils. "Cancer" doesn't seem that scary to me.

[rustydog]

65. Kudos!

Merry Christmas!

[hedgehog]

58. Sounds like an update of "A Christmas Carol"!

So glad the Ghost of Christmas Future was wrong!

[niyad]

59. (((rustydog))) so glad to hear your better news!! a very happy holiday season to you and your

loved ones.

[freshwest]

60. Happy for you! Enjoy the family.

[lastlib]

61. I hope you do remember this Christmas for a lo-o-o-o-o-o-onnnnnnnng time!!

[lastlib]

62. I hope you remember this Christmas for a LO-O-O-ONNNNNNNG time, rustydog!

[Ilsa]

63. Merry Christmas!

My mother-in-law allows minor arguments with her siblings to turn into slights, then distance. I wonder which one will die first to cause her to remember that we aren't guaranteed a tomorrow to make things up.

I'm so happy for you and your good news.

[Horse with no Name]

64. How awesome is that! Yeahh!

It's a pretty scary word, that is for sure. I'm kind of in the same boat but I still have a few days to wait. :hugs: