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This Is Not About Pregnancy, But No One Else Is Answering My Question?


Here’s the deal:
About 4 years ago, I noticed a mass on the front of my throat. It moved up and down as I swallowed, almost as if it were attached to my Adam’s apple. It was painful to the touch and when I swallowed or yawned. I went to an ENT doctor who did a biopsy. He determined that the mass was not on or affiliated with my thyroid. He sat me in a chair and stuck a needle in my neck to suck out some of the contents of the mass (not very fun at all). His nurse put the contents on a slide, prepared it right away, and looked at it under a microscope in his office. They both determined that the mass was cystic and benign. I was scheduled for surgery to remove it the next day. That night, I went home and prayed hard that I wouldn’t have to go into surgery. The thought terrified me. I had an ultrasound scheduled at about 10 am the next morning. I woke up and felt my throat, and there was no mass anymore. I told my mom, and she called the doctor. He still wanted me to come in for the ultrasound to determine if it was still there. I went in for it, but the ultrasound tech. couldn’t find anything. So, they released me and there was never any surgery.
Now, just a few days ago, the mass is back. It’s the same pain, and it’s in the exact same spot. It moves with my Adam’s apple, and it hurts when I touch it. I’m going to be calling the doc to get this all figured out soon. But, I thought I’d get some opinions. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? Has anyone ever experienced this before?

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Should I Go On Seasonique Just To Skip My Awful Periods?


I’m 14, and i get excruciating cramps from my period. I’ve been thinking about trying to go on birth control just so i can skip it. I don’t plan on being sexually active any time soon, and i don’t even have a boyfriend, so using the pill for actual birth control isn’t at all what i want to do. Should I go on the Seasonique pill, which gives you only three periods a month, just so i don’t have to deal with cramps? And also, I know that, like nearly every other medication out there, the pill does have some risks and side effects, but I want to know what they specifically are for Seasonique, and how commonly they occur. I’ve talked to my mom about it, and shes a nurse, but id like some other opinions as well. Also, the hospital my mom works at is affiliated with the catholic church, and they provide my family with our insurance, but they don’t cover birth control because it’s against their beliefs, or whatever, so my family would have to pay ourselves. How much is it without insurance, and do you think its worth it to save me from my torturous cramps? And also, I know i should probably talk to a doctor about this, but I’ve never been to a gynecologist, and i don’t really want to start until I absolutely have to, so is there another way to get a doctors opinion without getting the whole scary examination?

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