Lumps and Bumps

And the saga continues...

A week after Andrew's crash he took a nasty slash to the forearm.  After the game when I saw him, the trainer had wrapped it in ice and told him to leave it on for at least 20 minutes.  We grabbed some dinner and as we finished he unwrapped his arm.  I was SHOCKED at the size of the "bump" on his arm.  It was already black and blue and really swollen.  I was certain their was a fracture in there.  So back to the ER we went.  They mentioned they had seen several lacrosse players in the past week. I was just hoping they weren't going to call DFACS on me.  He got the x-ray and it came back no fracture, so just needed rest, ice, compression and elevation - classic RICE treatment.  That was on a Friday.  On Sunday after we got home from church there was a message on the answering machine from the hospital to please call the ER doctor.  So I called thinking they did a further review of the radiology report and sure enough there was a fracture.  I was half right, they had done a further review of the films and the radiologist noticed a tumor on the wrist, so they wanted to refer us to an orthopedist.  Really?  We were looking for a break, not a tumor. 

So we go see the orthopedist and they do further x-rays including the shoulder to the wrist.  The good news, the tumor is nothing more than a "birthmark on the bone" and nothing at all to worry about.  The bad news, the shoulder has a torn labrum - same thing Matt had surgery for in January.  Really?  I was looking for a break, I get a tumor, looking for a tumor, I get a torn labrum.  Can I please just get a nothing is wrong diagnosis?

Meanwhile, Matt calls and tells me that he has a lump in his armpit.  My heart skips a beat as I try to maintain composure and assure him it will be fine and ask him when he would like to come see the doctor.  Scared, yep...the armpits are where the lymph nodes are and those are where cancer is always found.  Waiting for the doctor appointment was really stressful.  But we got good news, the lump was the result of his particular brand of deodorant.  So easy fix, switch deodorant.  Now don't get me wrong, happy that's all it was, but dang, a $55 copy to learn he just needs a different deodorant...I think I should go into medicine.