Well, here I am starting a change in direction for this blog. I will use this to advise people (oh, so many who are readers, right? what - maybe zero??) of my crucible.
I found a lump in my breast.
Simple enough words, and not any really big deal - it didn't seem out of the ordinary. But I went to the doctor, who upon palpation felt that it did, indeed, present as normal, but advised I should go have a mammogram anyway. I concurred with that, particularly as I had not kept up with mammograms as I really should have done. That was December 27th. I scheduled the mammogram and it was on January 18th. The mammogram was followed by an immediate sonogram where I saw the lump in question. It was oh so dangerously asymmetrical. I knew then what was ahead. On January 20th I saw the surgeon. On January 28th I had a core biopsy done. On February 2nd I had an appointment with my GP to "discuss the results" of the core biopsy. On February 7th I had an MRI. Feb 9th I dropped by the lab to have bloodwork done for regular "healthy" reasons. Feb 10 my husband and I went to the surgeon's office. We had discussed all our options at length and we told the surgeon then - let's go, let's go now and let's go bi-lateral. There was something questionable on the left as well and this had been brutal in its anxiety causing ability just so far. I am not doing this again.
Feb 14th, TMH for pre-op. Feb 15th, regular well check at the doctor's office. (Heck, my week was shot anyway, why not keep this appointment?) Feb 16th, in to the hospital for surgery. Feb 18th home again.
Out of the whirlwind and a little time to heal before any next step occurs.
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