Pineal Cyst

Well, I had REALLY hoped to have an informative post and update for you today on my very own pineal cyst, but alas ... we don't always get what we hope for! As many of my regular readers may remember, an MRI last September showed a 12mm pineal cyst, lesion, tumorous nodule, pineocytoma, THING in the middle of my brain.

Previous posts on the topic:
(Discovery of Pineal Cyst Post)
(Giving up on Doctors & Pineal Cyst Situation Post)

There is so much scary information on the internet about large pineal cysts ... I really was worried that I was simply going to drop dead. The good news is: I'm still alive! YAY me! The frustrating news is: the doctors keep telling me it is just a "coincindence" that I have this *thing* in my brain, and that it is not actually causing my symptoms. I find that REALLY hard to believe. Several doctors have suggested that I have multiple sclerosis instead, but there is no "for sure" test to prove that.

So it has been my goal for the last six months to get back on the Flat Belly Diet and just really work hard on eating right and exercising and stop worrying about my brain.

Epic Fail.

Therefore ... in honor of the letter R ... I will try out a new Flat Belly Diet Recipe and post my opinion about it with the R (for recipe) post.

Then, if and when, I have any pertinent news, regarding my brain, to update you with ... I will. *sigh*

Go eat some healthy brain food today!

No More Doctors ... at least for awhile.

Brain tumor? Pineal cyst? Pineocytoma? Pineal lesion?

Whatever this 12mm object is in my head ... the doctors have all decided that the risk of taking it out is greater than leaving it in. I feel like I have wasted the last two months of my life pursuing this ... and wasted a ton of money. Furthermore, while I pursued this medical concern in my head, we also pursued a medical situation with my seventeen-year-old son. Long story short, after a lot of doctors and tests and money, the specialist is 95% sure he has Ulcerative Colitis. Which has very similar symptoms as Crohn's disease. There is a small (5%) chance it could still be Crohn's. This is a lifetime conidition that will need to be managed.

So, needless to say, I'm tired of doctor's visits.

However, I found several things very interesting:
1. The "bedside" manner of the pediatric doctors was much more calming than the neuro-doctors.
2. The pediatric medical staff all encouraged me to go home and Google my son's condition while the neuro-people all DIS-couraged me from researching brain issues on the internet.
3. The pediatric specialist was the first to admit he doesn't know everything, but the neuro-doctors all wanted me to take their words as divine revelation.

*sigh*

Enough complaining.

I've decided to move forward. So, starting tomorrow, I will be back to regular blog posts ABOUT WRITING, READING, AND EATING (just as the blog title says). I will probably start posting on a MWF schedule ... we'll see how it goes.

So, check back tomorrow for a new book review. And, thanks for your patience.