Holiday Musings, In Which My Nose Is Explored...

It's a holiday weekend with no kids, which means at some point over the next three days I intend to be drunk, naked, and on the lake. One of these usually precedes the other, but I'm not going to be picky. I also need to get a long run in; I'm planning on doing 10 miles in the morning. I'm hoping I can talk my mom into acting as the water mule, which I usually get the pups to do. We'll see...so far she's not been very agreeable to the idea.

I went in for my first full-boat physical a few weeks ago, which included all of the regular good stuff a man my age gets to experience. There were a few questionable conditions (damn you, prostate) that have since been addressed and dismissed, but my GP referred me to an ENT specialists to examine, in her words, "...the largest nasal polyp I've ever seen...". Gack. Of course, I'm thinking something about the size of your pinky finger nail protruding from my nasal wall. Not so much. The ENT (that's Ear, Nose, and Throat for those of you not in the know. Although I don't know why they don't call him an ENAT. Curious...) took a look and scheduled me for a CT scan. And not just any CT scan, but the super-duper, hi-tech, hi-resolution CT scan so he can see exactly what's going on in there. Because my polyp is roughly, in his estimation, about the volume of a quarter cup. As in jelly fish-sized. In my nasal passage. Again, gack.

Bad news: It's removed under general anesthetic; recovery time is about a week (no running, cycling, or lifting); and it's surgery, no matter which way you cut it (get it? Cut it? I kill me....).

Good news: It's outpatient; everything (so far, prior to biopsy) looks very benign, and he tells me that everybody that has this procedure (nice doctor-speak for cutting on your insides) wakes up feeling immediately better. I've had sinus issues for years. This explains most, if not all of everything I've had to deal with. I'm excited.

Happy Labor Day...It's time to imbibe. Or get naked. Or both.

Dog