úterý 14. ledna 2020

One week to my big day

Long time no see, respectively long time no write. Let's catch up a little bit...
Phew, it has been already 5 years down under, can't believe it how time flies...
I have been enjoying life without uni duties for more than 1 year and still don't have enough of it...
So far there hasn't been any whim to enroll anywhere...

Because right now I have a big significant issue to deal with...

In September 2019 we went back to Czech rep for a short visit
so we also took advantage of more patient's friendly medical system,
mainly from the financial perspective. 
Ironically enough, on my mum's birthday the doctors found a tumor in my belly coming from my left ovary. 
This came as a huge surprise as I haven't suffered with any problems, no pain, no indicators. 
As this was found only 3 days prior my departure I decided to take the risk
and deal with this condition back down under. 
During the following 3 months I have undergone several tests including ultrasound or magnetic resonance
to doctors still not be able to 100% diagnose what the large mass in my belly is. 
Looks benign but they will be sure once they open me and check :D
Unfortunately what they could tell is that the tumor has oppressed my left kidney in such a way
that it completely lost its function and needs to be taken out together with the tumor. 
By the time I have already absorbed the overwhelming information
and just waiting for my big day to have it done. 

Even though I thought that I did all the prevention check ups,
I underestimated the aussie way of the gynecologic one.
Here you only go to your GP and ask for a pap smear test for checking the cervix cancer.
Unfortunately no palpable test and ultrasound is done here as it is in the Czech republic.
Now I know that patient in Ozz needs to be proactive and asks for all the test and examination
she wants to have done.  Especially, if you have this diagnosis in your family...Lesson learnt.

I reckon that images coming out of MRI are pretty cool, aren't they?