A Big Mass - Lots of Possibilities

With the biopsy scheduled for the afternoon, I was not allowed to eat for the day. I once again spent most of the day sleeping, though I had my laptop brought to me such that I could do a little work.

Around 2:00 PM, I was wheeled down to the room where they would be doing the biopsy. Here is where I met Dr. John Blizzard and Dr. Juan Cordero. They advised me of some other options that this mass could be:
* Thymoma
* Germ Cell Tumor
* Lymphoma
* Seminoma

They felt the Germ Cell Tumor would be the most common of the four for a male my age, and this could be detected with a blood test. They decided to postpone the needle biopsy, and do the blood test.

Even though nothing more was going to happen, I was advised to stay in the hospital for the night, and I would go home in the morning.

Both Dr. Hephinger and Dr. Cordero agreed that I should be able to make my trip to Las Vegas for Andrew’s bachelor party on March 2-4, as long as I made sure to take it easy. Unfortunately, they both agreed that it wouldn’t be wise to play hockey at this point in time.

I watched 24 in the hospital. I love 24.