Pre-surgery pre-fun

Fun fact: I have been in four car accidents, including one where the car ended in a ditch, yet have never had surgery. That will change on Friday…but not because of a car accident. In fact, the source of the surgery is one of those little mysteries, but in this case, a mystery that needs to be yoinked out of my body. Nice fatty mass you got there It all began (vaguely ominous music starts here) about a year and a half ago, when my body thought it might be fun to try on a really good kidney infection. As part of the diagnosis, I got my first CT scan. This revealed a 2 cm mass of fatty tissue in my chest where no masses of fatty tissue should be. My family doctor thought it was nothing to get alarmed about, but did put me on the proverbial slow boat for an MRI, a procedure I would not wish on anyone. This lead to an appointment with a thoracic surgeon, who ordered another CT scan, a PFT and a PET scan. I got a little of everything. In the end, the conclusion was that although the mass…