Life

There are things in life that are unavoidable. Paying taxes, death and change. Sometimes change can be the hardest. Dealing with amelo has definitely changed me. But I honestly feel for the better. Yes, I said for the better.

Let me explain.

I always wanted to get in shape. I joined the gym. Never went. I read up on health magazines. Never followed it through. Get the point. It was only after I had my surgery for amelo that it finally kicked in. I needed to get healthy. I needed to get fit.

I went on an ongoing life change. I went to a nutritionist. I seriously hit the gym several times a week. I mentally and physically made a change to get myself healthy. As a result, I lost 40 pounds. More importantly I kept it off. I really felt better about myself. Sometimes it takes something bad to happen in your life for you to realize what is important. Health is import. I am important. I need to take care of me.

But sometimes change can hurt. Especially if the change was a choice. A choice that was made in fear or haste. Quitting a job. Not going to the doctor. Turning your back on something that could possibly be good because you're scared. Get the picture? Sometimes in life no matter how hard you try and hit ctrl z, you cannot undo it.

If I learned anything this past weekend it is to think before you act. You cannot take back yesterday.

But you can learn.

Last straw.

I consider myself a very patient person. But there is only so much I can take. After leaving 3 messages at the Dental Surgery office at Hopkins and not hearing back from anyone, I wrote an e-mail to the patient relations office to make a formal complaint. I was trying to get them to help me with an insurance issue.

I was pleased that I did got a response from the patient relations office within 1 business day of my initial e-mail. I got a phone call back from the Dental Office today.

Lesson of the day: Sometimes it pays to complain.

Where is the snow??

I woke up this morning to no snow. Oh well, at least I got to stay at a nice hotel. After a great breakfast I drove to Hopkins. I met Dr Koch who said everything looked good inside my mouth. I showed him the small bump I had on the side of my jaw. I was not prepared for what he said next.


Pleomorphic Adenoma, also called benign mixed tumor. WHAT THE FRAK?


This was just a possibility as it could also be a cyst and with out a CAT Scan he would not know for sure. He did not want to do a scan due to the fact it was too soon since my last one. He wanted to see me back in August to see if it lump has grown.

Now that I am in a happy mood, (sarcasim) I left the doctors office and started to head back home. Of course now it starts snowing.


I got this from emedicine.medscape.com

Pleomorphic adenomas, commonly called a benign mixed tumor, are histologically composed of 2 subtypes of cells: epithelial and mesenchymal. The tumors are typically well demarcated from the surrounding tissue by a fibrous capsule, which varies both in thickness and completeness.4

Don't know the above means but I do not like it. I really wish they speak english on these medical sites. Someone should start a medial site for dummies.

Guess I will find out in six months.

Let it snow

If it is possible to be anti-snow right now, place me in that category. Here in New Jersey over the last few months it has snowed. ALOT. We usually don't get too much where I live but this winter has been unusual. I don't like driving in weather like that. Lucky me it was suppose to snow the day I headed down to Hopkins. So, I decided to book a room at my favorite hotel the night before at The Marriott Waterfront.