Doctors Notes

Well I got some good but bad news yesterday from my specialist.
There is a small tumor in the front of my jaw, but a very large one at the back of my jaw. The large one is inside the bone and is making the bone expand and it has expanded to about half the size my jaw should be on that side. So the large one could be one of two things, a tumor caused by an issue with my para-thyroid and if that’s the case they can fix the thyroid problem and remove both tumors. If not it is a bone disease which there is no cure for. It will cause the bone to keep growing and expanding, it may stop and may not, if not I will have to get the bone shaved every few years to keep my face from being deformed. Also, if it is the bone disease, they can’t biopsy anything to check for cancer or remove the small tumor because any prodding makes it grow faster. But the small tumor may grow on its own and push on nerves and if that happens they have no choice but to remove it, then cause the disease to grow faster. But the good news is…he doesn’t think it’s cancerous. I have to get some blood tests done to check my thyroid and to check for signs of the bone disease and then go back to him on the 7th. He will examine all of my old ex-rays from past dentists to see if he can tell how long it has been going on, and then he will let me know what my options are.
Geez. Life is so complicated sometimes.
On a lighter note...I have the hardest time listening to Doc's when they talk in medical terms, it sounds like the teacher ont he Peanuts cartoon. Wa wa wa waa wa wa..no cure for it. :)