Cut it Out!

I was reading up on this thing called a teratoma. You can too if you like, wikipedia has some great info.. but before you read or click any further be warned it is totally disgusting! The word “teratoma” is greek and it means “monstrous tumor” OMG really? yes, really! Why call it a monstrous tumor? Well maybe because it has monster like grotesque qualities.. a teratoma may contain all sorts of creepy stuff, hair, teeth, bone, eyeballs, torso, hand…. ewwwwwww! All wrapped up an a nice tumor that can be found where germ cells originate. For example the testes and ovaries just to name a couple.

Here are some of my favorite teratoma findings…

Picture – large tooth projecting from the side of a teratoma – Nice tooth!

Picture – after the gunk is removed these teratomas have hair and teeth.

Craft project – The AntiCraft site shows you how to knit your very own teratoma complete with eyeball, foot, hand and teeth

Article – “How to Farm Stem Cells Without Losing Your Soul”

Pictures – lab work / cell structure/ ultrasound pics etc lots of pics here.

OK enough with all that, you can search forever to read and learn about teratomas.. just google it!

ok, relax with this beautiful picture I took on the porch in North Carolina, hanging out with my sister Faith, drinking a glass of pink champagne…. ahhh such a wonderful time I had!

I have a date on June 18th. A date with a cute doctor that is going to remove my very own teratoma located on my left ovary. Its not very big, just a bit larger than a golf ball… how many teeth can fit in a golf ball??? I am not worried about it.. it, but I swear if they find an eyeball in my teratoma, I will puke for days… how disgusting! I had some blood work done and received the results yesterday. Doctor wanted to check out a certain protein found in ovairan cancer cells… my results were good! Phew, I am in the normal range which was really great news.

so now… I can’t wait till they CUT THAT DAMN THING OUT OF ME!

Hugs and love to all!