The New Doctor

Yesterday I went to a new doctor out in Eagle Point. Lori's parents has wanted me to get a second opinion for awhile. Thankfully, I went out and talked to her about my lump under my arm and my possibly inflamed liver. Dr. Sprangel and I talked for a fairly long time and then she proceeded to start checking my lump and liver and comparing and whatnot. It was a total change to what I was used to at the Medford Medical Center. At the MMC they would check the lump, but for all of 10 seconds. I figured they knew what they were doing. Dr. Sprangel took her time and asked a lot more questions. By the end of it all, she gave me some antibiotics (samples of expensive ones), took some blood to check the liver numbers again, and has now scheduled me for a biopsy. We're still not sure what this lump really is. If she gets in there and finds that she can remove it, she will. Otherwise they're taking a chunk of it to help determine what it is. Either way, I'm getting cut. It probably will not be fun. She gave me a prescription for Vicoprofin, which is Vicodin but with ibuprofen instead of Tylenol; and a refill... I'm hoping we are closer to getting a solution for getting rid of this stupid lump. Hopefully some news on Tuesday when I go in for the biopsy.