I had to get needles poked in and out of my neck to collect cell samples of the mass. I wasn't allowed to swallow during the process, which lasted about 30 minutes, it was quite painful. About two weeks later, the results came back inconclusive. I was informed that I had to get surgery to remove the lump in my neck. Since the mass was located behind my thyroid, I had to get part of my thyroid removed during the surgery. The surgery date was planned for may 2015. The month before my surgery, I went to the hospital about 1-2 times a week to do get prepared for the surgery and have my neck examened. I was out of school a lot and I became behind on my work and I missed valuabe training time for the nationals. At this time I was very stressed. I was worried about my grades, the nationals and above all, my health. I was afraid that something serious might happen to me during my
I had to get needles poked in and out of my neck to collect cell samples of the mass. I wasn't allowed to swallow during the process, which lasted about 30 minutes, it was quite painful. About two weeks later, the results came back inconclusive. I was informed that I had to get surgery to remove the lump in my neck. Since the mass was located behind my thyroid, I had to get part of my thyroid removed during the surgery. The surgery date was planned for may 2015. The month before my surgery, I went to the hospital about 1-2 times a week to do get prepared for the surgery and have my neck examened. I was out of school a lot and I became behind on my work and I missed valuabe training time for the nationals. At this time I was very stressed. I was worried about my grades, the nationals and above all, my health. I was afraid that something serious might happen to me during my