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October 2, 2008
Can someone come remove google from my computer?
There are times you should stay away from google & one of them is after your doctor has told you that your daughter's kidney may be enlarged. Apparently, nothing good can come from an enlarged kidney & I spent the evening in kind of a quiet panic. Apparently, my DNA cannot be gone against.
The poor kid - she really deserves your sympathy - because she wants nothing other than to be busy, so even on a regular day, she is constantly having to fend off my frequent requests for a hug or a cuddle. Last night was a bit worse & I think before it was over, she was a bit miffed at me for restraining her so much. My one trick - to use Disney cartoons to keep her a bit still while I sneak in some cuddles - is not available in the evenings.
Eventually, I googled again and found a pediatric site that indicated the vast majority of enlarged kidneys in babies and toddlers are not resulting from some fatal cysts, but rather a simple blockage. That's the problem with google - it doesn't care what you want to know, or need to know - it just throws information out there willy nilly without regard for the consequences. But I was able to finally let some of the worry go & just relax already.
I sometimes wish I was one of those laid back, no sense worrying over what you can't control kinda people. So does my husband.
| By Wifeepoo | 6:09 AM
Comments
This is a direct order- stay off the computer!!! Call me instead and you can obsess over the phone instead of checking google for a frightening diagnosis.
Posted by: Jenn at October 2, 2008 8:42 AM
i have put myself in the same situation. i had cat scratch fever about 4 years ago...and the symptoms of it are enlarged lymphnodes and malaise, so i got online to see what it could be (before i knew what i actually was). well the two things that would come up were lymphoma and aids.....GREAT! i was just about to get married....i freaked out! yes....it is wise to stay off the computer. thank god for jenn! ha!
Posted by: erin at October 2, 2008 9:58 AM
But I can obsess in the privacy of my home without anyone realizing how neurotic I am. Except I blow all that by blogging about it, huh?
Posted by: Lisa at October 2, 2008 11:38 AM
