Cancer and You

So, the reason I'm currently so afraid of cancer is I have what is known in medical circles as "a huge ovarian cyst that hurts like hell and is very stupid and scary." (These medical circles may consist of just me. That's totally fine.)

Bloodwork was done today, to see if it's cancer or endometriosis or some third (benign) thing. So. Waiting for a call back on that. Nothing I enjoy more than waiting to hear about this sort of thing.

Even if it's not cancerous, I want it out as it hurts me and has no damned right to be in my body. Take that, stupid cyst!

...I've named the cyst Cecyl. I felt it was large enough to warrant a name.

I've gone quite mad, you see.

Hypochondriac?

I did the Komen Kansas City Race for the Cure this morning. (donate here!)

It was amazing how many people showed up, all in support of one cause.

On a far more personal level, it's amazing how incredibly scared I am of getting cancer and how inevitable I seem to think it is. I sprayed and slathered sunscreen all over myself before dawn this morning to make sure I didn't get burned.