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The urinary tract ultrasound story.
Tomorrow I'm meeting with my doctor to find out the results of my ultrasound. Already, I have gotten results in the mail, although I'm not sure how to interpret them. Apparently I have at least one cyst on my left kidney, and a cyst on one of the Boys. Also, I have bacteria in my urine, which might indicate some type of infection. Everything I've read on the internet says that these cysts are most likely nothing to worry about, but there is a possibility that the one on my kidney is very very serious.
I'm a perpetual optimist, but I can't help worrying a little. I'm sure these will turn out to be nothing, but I could use a little comfort right now.
POST APPOINTMENT UPDATE:
First off, thanks to everyone who posted all the kind remarks. It helped.
Now for the news: everything is fine.
TMI Warning: a lot of personal health info follows.
I have several tiny cysts on the Boys, but those are normal, common, and OK. I came away with the impression that they are related to age. The cyst on my kidney is 1.5cm. The doctor said that it is also normal and common, and that they don't usually worry about cysts of this type unless they are around 6cm. In spite of that, they scheduled me for another ultrasound a few months from now just to make sure its size hasn't changed. As for the urinary tract problems (which is how all this got started), they don't know why I'm having these problems, but they have ruled out all the major possible points of concern (cancers, prostate, etc). The doctor thought that it was probably just a mild infection.
Tomorrow I'm meeting with my doctor to find out the results of my ultrasound. Already, I have gotten results in the mail, although I'm not sure how to interpret them. Apparently I have at least one cyst on my left kidney, and a cyst on one of the Boys. Also, I have bacteria in my urine, which might indicate some type of infection. Everything I've read on the internet says that these cysts are most likely nothing to worry about, but there is a possibility that the one on my kidney is very very serious.
I'm a perpetual optimist, but I can't help worrying a little. I'm sure these will turn out to be nothing, but I could use a little comfort right now.
POST APPOINTMENT UPDATE:
First off, thanks to everyone who posted all the kind remarks. It helped.
Now for the news: everything is fine.
TMI Warning: a lot of personal health info follows.
I have several tiny cysts on the Boys, but those are normal, common, and OK. I came away with the impression that they are related to age. The cyst on my kidney is 1.5cm. The doctor said that it is also normal and common, and that they don't usually worry about cysts of this type unless they are around 6cm. In spite of that, they scheduled me for another ultrasound a few months from now just to make sure its size hasn't changed. As for the urinary tract problems (which is how all this got started), they don't know why I'm having these problems, but they have ruled out all the major possible points of concern (cancers, prostate, etc). The doctor thought that it was probably just a mild infection.