Posted on Mar-04-10 at 10:38 AM (Eastern) by 75.145.180.85
My son is 22 and in the Army Guard...He has a lump on this throat...so we told him to go see our family dr
Did a sonogram... It is an enlared thyroid gland. Now they what to do blood work and he said an "EMT".. He might have got that wrong. But being a MOM I would like to know if any of you know what test they could mean...and how they do it.
Just a little worried at this point...He's my baby...and is never sick...and is in very good shape.
Thanks to all.
Glenna
aka bankermom
in Illinois
He just called back said the "EMT" was for a consult with a doctor after his blood work is done. Hope this makes sense have not dealt with this type of thing before. 1|1|EMT stands for "epithelial to mesenchymal transition"....difficult to explain in writing in layman's terms, but it would be a test to see if the epithelial cells are developing and forming correctly in my understanding.....sorry I dont really have any more info, I know just a little bit about this, not enough to be a good source of info....I'd recommend he contact the doc and ask for a full explanation of the test itself and the reasons for it.|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|16:25:02|03/04/2010|
" You'll get what's coming to you ... Unless it was mailed."
2|2|did he mean an ent dr|angNC|memawang@embarqmail.com|17:04:26|03/04/2010|
I have dealt w/ thyroid problems since 1998 finally had it took out in 2009 3|3|Ah, that could be.....could it be he is being referred to an ENT (Ears, Nose, Throat) doc??|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|17:07:27|03/04/2010|
" You'll get what's coming to you ... Unless it was mailed."