Think positive thoughts and stay calm until you know what's wrong. Also you freaking out isn't going to help him not worry. Not of couse that any of this is easy. I hope it turns out to be nothing.

Hang in there, breath in then out then repeat...I won't even try to tell you to not worry, BTDT have the doc bills to remind me often...but I will pray that they do the test and find out that it's a 'nothing' to worry about.

LashPair vibes coming to you for a happy outcome.

Wishing you both strength and the best possible outcome. Please keep us posted!

Worry is not a luxury- it is a fairly instinctive response to this kind of news. Especially at first-

I am hoping it will turn out to be nothing-

-and Braden is my son- not a her.

But thanks for the effort-

Not sure yet- they were supposed to call back either this afternoon or tomorrow morning- so since I am still not sure I am hoping to hear soon tomorrow. Will call them myself if I don't hear something fairly early-

The way this was found is a little odd-Davis was horsing around and punched Braden in the ribs. But that was about 2 months ago and he still hurts. So I made an appointment to find out why.

They did xrays to check his ribs-no fractures-but when they examined the xray they saw the half inch lump on the bottom of his right lung. It could be nothing- it really could-but it does need to be checked. Another oddity is why it is causing pain-

-and if it turns out to be something more serious- I will thank Davis for socking him in the ribs.

Braden does know-he is handling it fairly well. Skittles (his girlfriend) had a meltdown like I did and Crispin (his best friend) is clearly concerned-

Will update when I know more-

oh, i didn't mean "luxury" to come off so cavalier. Worry is the absolute guaranteed human reaction. But since it can have bad effects (most especially if the worrier is the one with the potential health issue), what I meant by it is we don't have the luxury of normal human emotions.

When positive thinking can positively effect our health, or the health of a loved one ... I believe we should make a strident effort to banish normal fear and concentrate on positive thinking. That it takes an effort, especially at first, to combat the normal human reaction, is why I used the word "luxury." Sorry if that came out wrong.

Best thoughts Nephy!!!!

Wolfpack is hoping all is well, but remember freaking out won't help Braden any at all. Stay calm during the storm...it will pass.

Best wishes Nephythys