It’s not a tumor!
Okay it is a tumor.
But not a cancerous one!
The pathology report said a lot of things I didn’t understand but basically… it’s not malignant and I am fine. The biopsy from my stomach was also negative. So I guess I just have a troublesome liver and a fussy stomach? I dunno. Maybe it’s all the garbage food I am constantly shoveling in my mouth? Nah probably not.
The recovery has kinda sucked. I’ve never had surgery like this before. There’s a general soreness, but it’s not that. it’s the gas, you see. Cause they pumped me full of a bunch of air, to make room for the surgeon to see and maneuver around.
And that air takes several days to work its way out, and holy moley is it uncomfortable. It’s mostly all gone now, but a little bit still lingers. I feel it in my upper chest and shoulder, especially when I take a deep breath or lay on my side. It’s getting better though. And it’s all perfectly normal.
Cancer does not run in my family (lots of other health issues but not that). And I was never really worried that it was cancer. But you know, I’m old and this is when bad health things start happening. so I did have a little bit of concern.
But I’m fine and I got some good painkillers, so it all worked out in the end.