Wednesday, September 29, 2010

BREAST CANCER

WELL JUST TO START FROM THE BEGINNING, I AM 28 YEARS OLD AND I AM THE MOTHER OF 3 KIDS I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 9YRS. WE HAVE ONE DOG. AND MY LIFE CHANGED FOREVER ON 7/22/2010 FEW WEEKS BEFORE THAT I FOUND A LUMP IN MY RIGHT BREAST. AT THAT TIME DR.OZ WAS ON TV AND WAS HAVING EVERYONE DO THERE OWN EXAMS. SO I THOUGHT OK" WHY NOT WHAT WOULD IT HURT"??? WELL AS I WAS DOING IT I FELT THE LARGE LUMP WELL I WAS THINKING THAT IT COULD BE A CLOGGED MILK DUCT DUE TO BREAST FEEDING MY YOUNGEST CHILD. OR ALONG THE LINES OF THAT. SO MANY WEEKS LATER I GOT INTO SEE THE DOCTOR AND FROM THERE THIS WOULD BE THE LONG LIST OF MANY TO COME. SO ON 7/21/2010 THEY SENT ME TO THE MERCY CLINIC FOR WOMEN TO HAVE MY MAMMOGRAM AND ULTRASOUND DONE. WELL KELSEY WAS OUT OF TOWN AT THAT TIME SO I HAD TO GO AT THIS ALONE. AND YOU THINK THE WORST THINGS EVER AND I BELIEVE ME I DID THAT. SO THIS WOMAN TAKES ME TO HAVE A ULTRASOUND FIRST BECAUSE WOMEN YOUR AGE THIS IS NOT THAT COMMON. OK THAT'S GREAT... NOT REALLY PEOPLE BECAUSE THIS WOMAN COMES BACK IN AND SAY'S THAT THE DOC. NEEDS YOU TO HAVE THE MAMMOGRAM DONE. OK I AM GOING TO BE STRONG!! I CAN DO THIS NO BIG DEAL RIGHT??? SO AGAIN ANOTHER WOMAN  BRINGS ME INTO THIS ROOM TO HAVE MY FIRST MAMMOGRAM DONE WHERE THEY  PUT YOUR BREAST INTO THIS MACHINE." OUCH THATS REALLY NOT FUN"  SO WE ARE ALL DONE WITH THAT NOW GO OUT THERE AND WAIT FOR THEM TO READ THE TEST AND I CAN GO ON MY WAY. WELL FOR 25MIN. WENT BY AND THE LADY FORM EARLIER CAME TO ME AND SAID WE HAVE TO DO THE MAMMOGRAM AGAIN! I SAID NOTHING NOT A WORD AND WENT AND ANOTHER ONE DONE. SO WE GOT DONE AND THEN SHE TELLS ME GO AND WAIT OUT IN THE ROOM AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW. SO THEN ANOTHER WOMAN NOT THE ONES FROM BEFORE HAND COMES TO ME AND SAYS  MS.YEAGER  I AM VERY SORRY BUT WE NEED TO DO ANOTHER ULTRASOUND.  BUT YOU KNOW REALLY I WAS THINKING THAT WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH THIS PLACE!!!!  AND YET STILL ALONE AND HAVING TO KEEP DOING THESE TEST OVER AND OVER  WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON???  AS I ASK THE ULTRASOUND TECH. AND I GOT THE SAME ANSWER I WILL LET THE RADIOLOGIST TALK TO YOU. AND I WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH HIM. WELL 5MINS. PASS AND THEN THEY BOTH CAME BACK IN. AND REPEATED THE TEST TO TELL ME WHAT HE SAW. I ASKED IS IT CANCER??? WELL I CAN"T TELL YOU THAT. YOU WILL NEED TO GO SEE A SURGEON FOR MORE TESTING. SO THEY MADE ME ANOTHER APT. WITH A GENERAL SURGEON FOR THAT SAME DAY FOR 12:45. HE WAS REALLY NICE AND HE TALKED ME THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT WE WOULD DO. AND SO THEY DID A BIOPSY AND HE SAID THAT THE RESULTS WOULD BE BACK ON FRIDAY AND GOOD OR BAD I WOULD LET YOU KNOW..