“Is it cancer?”
Dr. Osei spoke for the first time. He had a soft voice with an accent I couldn’t place.
“We don’t know yet,” he said. “Some of these are benign. Some are not. It’s very large. I’d estimate it’s close to thirty centimeters across. That’s why you’ve been feeling so much pressure. The fluttering you described was very likely the fluid shifting when you moved.”
Thirty centimeters. I didn’t know how big that was. Later, Daniel showed me with his hands. About the size of a large watermelon.Study Anatomy
I looked down at my swollen belly.
“So that’s what’s been growing in there,” I said. “All this time.”
“It’s possible it’s been growing for many years,” Dr. Osei said. “Some of these grow very slowly. And then, at some point, quite quickly.”
“We need to finish the tests before we draw any conclusions,” Dr. Parker said gently. “I know that’s hard to hear.”
