So I had been having some stomach pains the last few weeks pretty bad. Off and on mostly, but it was pretty painful when it would happen. So much so I failed my first APFT after doing only 47 situps, because the pain was so bad. I have never failed an APFT. Let alone in situps!
I went to sick call friday morning, they asked a few questions then took some blood. They gave me some nice meds for the pain and I waited for the results to come back. Around 1500 (after laying on a bed since about 0930) they tell me the blood work came back and I needed to be MEDEVACed to 86th CASH hospital on the IZ.
I was strapped to a litter and away I was flown that evening. I got to the trauma center at the IZ and they did an ultra sound, then a CT. I talk to a doc that next morning and they tell me they found a 3.2cm "mass" on the head of my pancreas in one of the ducts, I have to be MEDEVACed to Landstuhl Germany for farther testing, and probably to Walter Reed from there.
I'm in Landstuhl as I write this...It was a pretty big shock to hear this. I spoke with a doctor this morning and he said they have nothing here to help me and that I must return to the states ASAP to really see if this is cancer or if its just a benign mass.
If it is pre cancerous or cancer, then the surgery will be a pretty big one...Very major, he said and a long recovery. But if it's benign, then I should be okay and might return to Iraq with my unit.
It's been a long weekend and I hope to have answers soon...But I'll see what happens, I guess.
This isn't something I'd expect to hear at 19 year old.
I am young and strong...I'll get through this.
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Hey give me a shout out when you hit Walter Reed. Will find someway to get there.
Hey it's Karmapolice from the Lizard Lounge. I heard what happened and I wanted to let you know we're thinking of you and hoping and praying for the best. Take care.
- Dave
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