Mass Update

So yesterday afternoon the MFM doctor called with the official hospital report.  I was a little shocked, so I wanted to take the night to sleep on it first before writing about it here.

The report was unsettling.  

When she received it, she immediately called my official OB {who I adore, and trust} and they both came up with a plan.

The hospital report was, again, inconclusive.  The mass really could be a multitude of things.  Vanishing Twin Syndrome, a cyst with an air pocket, a cyst filled with dried blood. All things we've discussed before.  Both of my doctors are sure it's just a "benign variant" tumor that is located in my uterus on the posterior of my cervix.  But again, no one can give me an official diagnosis. 

But here's the kicker.

Because they don't know what it is, they're referring me for an MRI to be done "as soon as possible" to {and are you ready for this?} rule out cancer.

Huh?  Are you kidding me with this?

Please don't talk about cancer and Oncologists to an almost 30 week pregnant woman.  There's sure to be some problems.

:::breaths into paper bag:::

Okay, let's focus on the positives, shall we... because if not, I may go completely insane.

• The mass is not IN my cervix.
• It's relatively small- a little bigger than a quarter.
• It did not grow at all in the week between my initial u/s at MFM and my follow-up u/s at the hospital.
• It doesn't seem to have any vascular flow.

The last point really is the key.  Without vascular flow, it's highly unlikely that it would be a malignant tumor.  I've now had two ultrasounds done on this mass, and both my MFM doc, my OB, and several radiologists at the hospital have evaluated the results and said that it does not have any blood flow.  Awesome.

I know that this "hey, let's just rule out cancer" thing is basically just a CYA. And again, it's just to rule it out.  But, it's still scary.  And stressful.  And something that no one ever wants to be told, especially someone carrying a baby.

Because it's not just me here.  It's the sweet babe too.

So now we wait.  We wait for the doc to call back with my MRI appointment at the hospital.  I'm hoping to get in this week sometime, but with the holiday, that may pose a problem.  I already have two appointments on Friday {BPP and OB} so it would be great to get it all done then.  I'm really hoping this doesn't drag in to next week, but I'll keep you guys posted either way.

ETA: The MRI is now scheduled for Monday morning, July 9th at 8am.  And the nurse said even that was difficult to get because they were actually booked all next week as well.  But she was persistent and the hospital, thankfully, fit me in.  I should get the results Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning.

And with that, let me just say that the babe is still perfect.  Perfect in every way possible.  He/she is kicking away in there and letting mama know that everything will be just fine.

So I'll leave you with this... my sweet babe.