CT Scan Was Today =(

So, my CTScan was today.  They did have to give me the iodine based contrast agent so that stuff would show up better... so I got an IV and then they pushed in the iodine which causes your body to get really warm (especially noticed it in my face and upper torso).  Thankfully that's pretty much all it did as 1 in 200,000 people can suffer allergic reactions and worse from the injection.

All in all the procedure took about 10 maybe 15 minues and other than a tiny poke in my arm where the IV was, I'm no worse for wear.

They told me the results would be available to my doctor in 3 - 5 days... so I definitely wasn't expecting to hear anything today.

Shortly after 6:00, my family doctor called.  It's not Angiomyolipoma.  Turns out, there's no fat in it.  (Remember, that's the "lip" part of the word).  So, further digging is required, and that unfortunately, could fairly literally mean 'digging' as in they might have to do a biopsy.  Ugh.  That doesn't sound fun.

My doctor is still being optomistic - given my age and health and the fact that I'm a non-smoker etc etc means that the chances of it being something bad are still small.  That being said, worst case scenario is Renal Cell Carcinoma - a cancerous tumor in my kidney.  Seeing as it would be very unlikely that it would have spread, it is very cureable - I'd have a nephrectomy - surgery to totally remove my kidney.

So, I definitely get to go see the Urologist now... my appointment is for the 24th, but we'll see if it ends up getting bumped sooner.

That's all I've got for now... oh, and a picture of the CT Scanner that checked out my kidney is below!