MRI results

Well, I don't know where my brain has been for the last 2 weeks but today at work, like 10 min before I left, I called my Oncologist's office and asked if I could talk to the nurse.  The receptionist said, that she was busy and I said okay, well, I'd like to get the results of my MRI.  So the receptionist said that the dr. was reviewing it.  Humm.....odd.  Okay well, here's my contact numbers, thanks.

As I was driving home my phone rang. I didn't think anything of it.  Until I heard my Oncologist's voice.

Me:  Hello?
Dr:  Hi Jennifer, this is Dr. Wilkinson
Me:  Hi, how are you?
Dr:  Fine, thank you.  I was reviewing your MRI results and I see here that there is a lesion on your spine.  We are recommending a CT scan and a bone scan to rule out any metastases.   Have you had any pains in your back?
Me:  No, but I had problems getting an epidural when I was pregnant with Cody.  (I have no idea why I said that.  My brain was going in panic mode and I just blurted that out.)  No, not to my knowledge.
Dr:  I'll have the nurse schedule the scans and we'll go from there.  Don't worry, this is precautionary.
Me:  Is it cancer?
Dr:  We have to do further testing to find out but I'm optimistic. 
Me:  Okay, thanks. 

I'm so confused.  I can't believe I didn't ask more questions.  I had the doctor on the line but yet I didn't know what to say.  I'm driving home and I can't write anything down so I just listened.  There's something on my spine?  I just don't know how to react to this?  I'm going to call her nurse tomorrow to set up my appointments and of course hopefully find out more information. 

But for now, I'm starting to freak out a bit.  I expected to hear something about my boobs but not my spine.  That was not on my radar.  So what does all this mean?  Man, I'm never going to get any sleep.  This is going to be a long night.