Who's ready for some good news...?!!

[Andrea Barnett Budin]

READY FOR SOME GOOD NEWS...? I come bearing gifts.

All good. Fibroid tissue at the juncture of the mesentery (overcoat for the abdomen) where blood vessels enter. Brought on by some inflammatory response.

Pathologist (and surgeon) believe it is benign. Can't be certain till final pathology report (sent frozen sections), but both very optimistic, almost certain. We are beyond elated.

I awoke to hear, suregon, Nurse Kim, Nurse Jayne, saying, You're fine. Inflammatory thing. And -- you can go home! (I'd packed a bag of essentials.) Came home to my 3 pups! They'd seen that bag and asked me, Where are you going? What's happening? I explained I was going to the hospital and I would stay overnight, but I would be fine. Daddy (Paul) would be home later. And Pami, Asher and Ari came to walk them midday.

It was a really rough ride, must say. So much to tell, but I am offering you the icing on the cake! Good news.

All docs had said, reading the report slowly and carefully as I watched, Very strange. I don't know what to make of it. But you have to go in, given your medical history, and take a look around. See what's going on. Take a biopsy. I knew they were right.

My Spirit told me all along, You're fine. You're going to be fine. I will be with you. We'll go through this together... Remember, you are strong and brave. And determined. Miraculous have happened to you before, and this will be just like that.

A mushy mass mess that is nothing.

Hard to hold on to that. Imaginings have their way with you. Fear and uncertainty cannot be denied, but they can be consciously discarded. And believe me, I was just reminded what a difficult accomplishment that is!

You have that power though, my Sisters! Every one of you. I went in with a line in my head that I read Wednesday night (midst my 10+ hr bathroom drama marathon) from the book I'm reading, I WANT TO BE HERE...!!!! I was guided to move forward with Love and Belief. And trust.

Thank you all for your prayers, good vibes, love, Light, wisdom and extraordinary caring! I cherish and love every single one of you!

Andi

For those who haven't seen my -- THE POWER OF YOUR THOUGHTS thread, please check it out. It started with the Intention of sharing what I've learned, and somehow become my depository for what occurred with my (now annual) CT scans. Stable chest. Abdomen / pelvis still pending, in process -- and then -- something new is visualized. "Concerning for carcinoid tumor".

My reaction to that stunning news and what the days ahead held is worth a look I think.