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That afternoon I had the CT scan.
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Daniel stayed by my side, holding my hand in the waiting room.
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When the doctor came back with the results, his expression was serious.
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— Mrs. Margareta, you are not pregnant.
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I felt such relief that I almost started laughing.
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But the doctor continued:
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— You have a very voluminous cystic formation, which seems to start from the area around the right ovary. It contains a large amount of fluid and presses on the surrounding organs.
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— Is it cancer? Daniel asked immediately.
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— We can’t say that just from the pictures. Some such formations are benign, others can be malignant. We need surgical evaluation and anatomopathological examination.
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I looked at my stomach.
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For six months I had told myself that it was just old age.
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In reality, something had grown in my body that should have been examined a long time ago.
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I was hospitalized for examinations and preparations for the procedure. The surgeons discussed the risks of the operation with me, taking into account my age and general condition.
