Ear, Nose and Throat Doctor

This morning I saw an ENT to check out the THREE issues in my throat.  I thought their was only one issue.  I was aware of a mass in my throat and it needed actual visual inspection to determine if it is a medical problem.  There is a tonsil issue and a thyroid issue.  The mass was normal, not unusual and certainly benign.  The tonsil issue was a bit of flotsam the tonsils are prone to pick up and keep, all for their very own, and also was benign.  The thyroid issue is a tiny mass or lump or bit and most people, or certainly 40 to 50 per cent of the population, will have a little something on their thyroid.  To be safe and to be sure, the doctor recommended a biopsy, which will have to be scheduled for the future.  He was inclined to believe it too will be benign or at least that is my interpretation.

Tomorrow morning, 5 AM, I am going in for my Electo-Physiological Study when they will equip me with a heart monitor.

A friend, Jim, from the Sacramento area, sent me the following joke to cheer me up for tomorrow's procedure.

Tom's Scrotum

The pastor asked if anyone in the congregation would like to express praise for answered prayers.  Suzie Smith stood and walked to the podium.


She said, "I have a praise.  Two months ago, my husband, Tom, had a terrible bicycle wreck and his scrotum was completely crushed.  The pain was excruciating and the doctors didn't know if they could help him."

You could hear a muffled gasp from the men in the congregation as they imagine the pain poor Tom must have experienced.

"Tom was unable to hold me or the children," she went on, "and every move caused him terrible pain.  We prayed as the doctors performed a delicate operation, and it turned out they were able to piece together the crushed remnants of Tom's scrotum, and wrap wire around it to hold it in place."

Again, the men in the congregation cringed and squirmed uncomfortably as they imagined the horrible surgery performed on Tom.

"Now," she announced in a quivering voice, "thank the Lord, Tom is out of the hospital and the doctors say with time, his scrotum should recover completely."

All the men sighed with unified relief.

The pastor rose and tentatively asked if anyone else had something to say.

A man stood up and walked slowly to the podium.

He said, "I'm Tom Smith."

The entire congregation held its breath.

"I just want to tell my wife the word is sternum."