Although I have already welcomed you to the eventful life of Angela. Let me welcome you again. Once again, I had to go to Urgent Care on Wednesday instead of school. I woke up with swollen tonsils with white spots on them. To know surprise, I had strep throat. Right away I went to the Rite Aid Pharmacy to get my antibiotics. As I was there waiting for my prescription, I called an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) doctor. All day at Urgent Care I had been pondering whether to take it to this next level or not. Nobody wants surgery, however the doctor at Urgent Care told me I needed to make an appointment with the ENT to discuss it.
Allie didn't like seeing my enlarged tonsils |
Today (last day of school before bring break) I went to the ENT. I was told that usually after this few instances of tonsillitis that they normally wouldn't perform surgery on them yet, however because of my Hodgkin's Lymphoma background I need a tonsillectomy. They mentioned that the tonsils are much like the lymph system in that they swell up when I'm sick. There you have it folks, I might be having surgery over spring break. If I do, at the moment I have no idea who is going to be able to take care of me. I'm honestly very worried but there's nothing I can do besides let life happen. Monday I should be able to find out when I can have surgery. Hopefully they can squeeze me in for Thursday or Friday that way I won't miss too much school. It's going to take a week to ten days to recover. All I know is I need this surgery done because I have been sick consistently this semester and my tonsils have been swelling up for over a year now. Hopefully after this surgery I won't get sick as much. Again, I'm very sorry that this is all I have been blogging about, but at least I know now why I keep getting sick.
The Top picture is Reagan and I, the bottom is me at Urgent Care supporting her. |
Before I go, I'd also like to ask you all a favor. As I was waiting in Urgent Care on Wednesday, I found out my friend from my cancer organization/ camp "Special Love" has been put into hospice care. For those of you who don't know what that means, Reagan has cancer and the fight is becoming sadly too much to handle. Please send prayers/ good thoughts her way. I'm happy I was already wearing my SpeciaLove shirt to support her and give me strength while I was enduring my own health issues at Urgent Care Wednesday.
A few hours after I posted this, I just found out Reagan has become an angel. I wish the best of healing for her family. Reagan, you never lost that fight. I'll miss you.
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