So first off, thank you all who follow and gave me advice, commented, thought well, from my last blog regarding my dumb stupid sporadic neck lumps. Well, I had a follow up this past Wednesday. The doctor went over my blood work regarding my kidney and liver function as well as my ultrasound results. Two of the lumps are large, but not over 1 cm which is the "oh shit son" mark. Blood work came out fine; all my organs are doing their job and my white cell count was within the normal range.
So essentially, all that fucking panic for "you're fine". They ruled out any of the scaries and left me with, "well, you could have gotten an infection and your body reacted and fought it off so well (but you have these visible lumps on your neck)". The medication prescribed to me: leave them the hell alone for the next month and do another ultrasound in February to see if they've shrunk. LOVELY! I get to live with this crap for at least another lump edit:month. They did mention that surgically removing them was a possible option which I have already been considering even before they told me what they were/weren't. I've just gotten horribly self-conscious of them and although I am probably the only one who really notices them, they are marring one of the few things on my body that I like about it.
And there's my life currently, nothing else exciting going on.
I had an interview for a 2nd job yesterday as well. I feel it went alright although I am not banking on a win. Luckily the interviewer was straight forward with me and said she wished I had more open availability. I am too overpaid to give up working at my current hotel and I told her I was merely looking for a second job but that working at a Hyatt would be a great resume enhancer. So the hunt continues. Thankfully, they didn't necessarily say that my neck lumps were caused by over-exertion (even though I know that I am making myself more susceptible by running my ass ragged) so I am going to continue working more if I can.
No word from CSULB on whether I have been accepted for their Fall 2016 semester so that leaves me with another unknown. If I am accepted, well than whoopdidoo. If not, I might want to consider looking at a different property with more long-term benefits for a current pay-cut. All shit to think about but not much to do for now except sit and dwell on it.
Positive: I decided whatdahell and am getting a tattoo from Acetates, a Spanish tattoo artist who is coming to my area towards the end of the month. I am trying to keep room for fun little collector pieces but I am definitely running out of viable real estate on my body.
I don't have any plans to shoot right now. While fortunately I didn't gain any weight from school or over the holidays, I lost all my toned muscle that I acquired in the summer, or what muscle I had...I miss shooting, even just for fun but opportunities haven't presented themselves in a while...
Thank you again to whomever reads my ramblings. I like to think I not just type all this stuff for nothing.
Here's a nude photo for you, my nude legs from a few years ago...
