Sick During Our Anniversary!

It's been a heck of a couple of weeks for this dad. Our 32nd wedding anniversary was on July 12, and my wife came down with Covid, and was in bed for 5 days! So there was no way we were going anywhere to celebrate.  

I ended up sleeping in the back bedroom for 3 nights. All the creature comforts we there, including a comfy recliner, laptop and TV with a Firestick on it. The downside was it only has a very uncomfortable twin bed. It is way to firm for me as I prefer something on the softer side.

Now couple that with a medical scare and I wasn't in the best of moods. In fact, I was downright surly. I was having some joint pain after many years on Lipitor, and my doctor switched me to Crestor. That turned out to be a HUGE mistake.

After my back surgery in 2021, I ended up with two frozen shoulders from using a walker and a cane. The Lipitor unfortunately increased that pain, so I asked my doctor if there was an alternative, and he put me on Crestor. The side effects were fatigue and depression, a rash and a very sensitive right nipple. It was itchy and slightly sore. So I felt around and found a little lump under it.

Naturally that scared the living daylights out of me! I had messaged my doctor about these side effects and he said it was okay to discontinue the Crestor. The next day my fatigue and depression were gone, and the rash slowly started to go away, as did the itching on my right nipple. However, the little lump was still there.

My doctor felt the lump, and ordered a mammogram and sonogram, and I got an appointment for two weeks later and made sure my insurance covered it, which it did.

Both tests went fairly quickly, and the remote radiologist report came back with it was only a fatty lipoma, and nothing to worry about. My doctor concurred with that the next day, and I asked the surgeon who removed a benign melanoma to look at as well. He agreed, and told me that if it got uncomfortable or larger, to contact him and he could remove it. Boy, was that a relief. 

I told my wife what happened, since I didn't want to worry her beforehand. She took it fairly well, and finally understood why my mood was the way it was.

My advice here is this; when in doubt, check it out! Men can get breast cancer just like women. If you feel anything out of the ordinary, call your doctor right away!