I'll be undergoing surgery on July 11, 2009, 7AM at the UST hospital. The lipoma (a cyst composed of fatty cells) that formed on my front lower neck/shoulder around the collar area is currently harmless, but the doctor said that if it is left alone, it could grow dangerously close to a major vein, and even constrict the throat area. Right now it's around 6 inches long and 2 inches thick.
So where did it come from? I don't know. I swear it wasn't there last month. The doctor said that unlike cancer, things like this seem to just appear out of nowhere -- it has nothing to do with the food you eat or lack of exercise. You could be perfectly healthy and still develop it. So I guess I'm just unlucky. O_o
I'll be admitted on July 10th, Friday around noon, since there are preparations that need to be done before the surgery. They'll give me general anesthesia, which is great since I don't want to be awake while they cut me up. I'm just apprehensive about falling unconscious and then waking up in pain in a different room. If all things go well, I could be discharged as early as the next day, but will need at least two weeks of rest to fully recover.
Meanwhile I have to take care of paperwork and stuff to make sure I don't have to spend much for all this. Thank God for good medical plans!
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