Hi Everyone.
So, I have an update. I'm starting to feel like this is all some kind of alternate reality and I'm waiting for something, anything to make sense. But I won't be holding my breath. So my last procedure was a TURBT. My urologist had set me up to see a specialist, his second opinion in a sense. I met with the specialist on Tuesday. He reviewed my pathology and also gave me the results of my recent PET scan which showed hydronephrosis and hydroureter. The thinking is that this is caused by scar tissue forming from my last surgery. So the plan was for the specialist to go in for another surgery in February (won't I drown in my own urine by then?) to scrape my bladder and see what's causing the back up into my kidney. Okie doke, fantastic. Surgery is scheduled. The next day, Wednesday, I get a call from my urologist's partner, who I have never met, and he tells me that my urologist had sent my original tissue sample to ANOTHER pathologist (this would be the third maybe?) and apparently the tumor was benign, it was all a mistake, and congratulations?! My urologist had just left for break so that's why his partner was calling on his behalf and he'll call me when he gets back. WHAT?? I mentioned my surgery for my new problem and the doctor said they would have to discuss and get back to me. I asked what provoked the change in diagnosis. He couldn't tell me because he didn't have the pathology and he's not familiar with my case but my urologist asked him to call me so that I would know. I realize that this was only two days ago but I'm honesty wondering if I hallucinated the entire phone call. Is this even possible? I think I'm more confused now than I was a week ago.