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Tumor? Huh?

Have you ever heard of someone going to the doctor for one thing, only to have the doctor find something else that had nothing to do with what they came in for? Teresa, my youngest, fell down some stairs last Friday and wrenched her ankle. I thought at first, that she had bruised it. But, instead of it getting better as the week progressed, it was getting more and more painful for her to walk with. So, I took her in today to have it checked. The doctor didn't think it was fractured, just a severe sprain. But, she decided to err on the side of caution and have them take some x-rays. We get the x-rays done and take them back to the doctor. She throws them up on the screen and says, "Well, she doesn't seem to have a fracture, but we've found something else......" I look at the x-ray and there is something that looks similar to white scratches on Teresa's shin bone. The doctor continues talking and I hear her say that Teresa has some sort of tumor..... But, it's benign. And she made it out to be somewhat common.... I wish I had written down what she said.... My mind just kind of blanked. But, the doctor was acting like it was no big deal. I heard the word benign and focused on that. Anyway, the doctor put in a referral to the orthopedist, so he can have a look at it and I will get the exact name of the darn thing.