Ok, so this is my first journal post, I've got a little catching up to do, so here goes. About 3 1/2 years ago I found a "ridge" in my right breast. It wasn't a lump, like they tell you to look for, so I wasn't too worried. However, I scheduled an appointment with my doctor right away and got in to get it checked. She checked and wasn't too worried, but said, since I was in my forties now (when did that happen?), it was time for my first mamogram. So I went. Boy, was that fun! They didn't see anything, but just to be sure, they did an ultrasound too. Nothing. Cool. I knew that.
Fast forward.....and I mean literally. Toddlers, teenagers, taxes, and tantrums gets us to September of this year. Hmmmm, that "ridge" grew. I remember thinking, I gotta get in to see the doc (by the way, I would rather write checks to Uncle Sam than go to the doctor, and most of you know how much I like to write checks to Uncle Sam). I really wasn't worried at the time (duh) and I had so much going on with the kids and work that I put it off for a few weeks. Then I started having this weird pain in my upper back that would wake me up in the middle of the night. Well, that got my full attention. After noticing (how the hell did I miss this one?) that there was swelling under my arm on the same side as the lump/ridge, I immediately called and made an appointment. Had to wait 9 days to get in because of this blasted Pink October. Finally got in on the 14th of October and had that diognostic mammogram done. Not much said, but they took me straight over to ultrasound after that. The technician looked at the ultrasound image for about 30 seconds before she said she was going to get the doctor. Hmmmmm, that wasn't what happened before....... So, the doctor came right in, looked at for about 10 seconds and said to order a biopsy. Ok, worried. The wonderful technician, Mary, gave me hug on the way out. Way worried!
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