Biopsy Results are in
I don’t want to keep you in suspense, so here is the short answer: It’s not cancer! I was leaving one of the childcare providers I visit for work and saw the phone number from Big’s surgeon, Dr. R, on the phone. I immediately pulled off and answered. Dr. R: Hello Mom, How’s your day? Me: I think whatever you tell me will determine that! Dr. R: Then you are having a GREAT DAY! We got Big’s pathology report back and she doesn’t have cancer. She has Kikuchi Fujimoto disease. Do you have a pen and paper, because I know you need me to spell that. After he spelled it, I of course asked what it was. Dr. R admitted its really rare and he doesn’t know much about it. He told me what he knows: Its benign. Its usually treated with anti-inflammatory meds and sometimes steroids. It is caused by lots of dead cells building up in the lymph nodes. Its usually in Asian women. ...