Dear StayCalm,

I completely agree with everyone here on this thread. These are the very same wonderful people who have been by my side in this journey. When I finally accepted the reality that I most likely had OC, I found this website. You are right in that it is a wealth of reliable, up-to-date information, but the stats terrified me! I couldn't spend too much time here. My anxiety was getting the best of me, but I didn't look into these forums until I was 4 months past surgery and had a recurrence scare.

There is so much knowledge, experience, hope, and comfort in these forums, so stick around until your surgery and test results. Like the others and your ENT have said, it's likely not OC, but you will never know what it is and what it isn't until you get those pathology results. The waiting is indeed that hardest part. My surgeon is in favor of letting the pathologists take their time and cross every T and dot every i before they make a final diagnosis.

Here's to hoping that this is just a blip on the radar of life and that you can go on to life as normal. If anything, this experience may help you to realize how important it is to know that we are not bulletproof at any age. It may bring you to a new level of maturity and compassion for others.

Best of luck and please keep us posted. We are all here to help in any way possible!

With great care,
Kerri