Prayers, Please
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. Keep using your positive self talk. Let us know how you are.Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you! I just got home and my breasts are healthy and normal (haven't heard THAT diagonis for awhile, NORMAL, that is... 
). And the extra "fleshy" thing in my right armpit is muscle over glands(I'm right-handed, guess this is pretty common). Praise God!
Once again, thanks for everyone's prayers and encouragement- it was/is greatly appreciated.
Hugs for all!
Emily
). And the extra "fleshy" thing in my right armpit is muscle over glands(I'm right-handed, guess this is pretty common). Praise God!Once again, thanks for everyone's prayers and encouragement- it was/is greatly appreciated.
Hugs for all!
Emily
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Thought I'd share a funny story. This morning before my appt. all this breast cancer stuff was sprinting through my brain, and I thought of something a former student said a couple years ago.
Each year our staff "challenges" one another to wear pink for breast cancer awareness day. In turn, participants donate x amount of $ for each person- male administrators and coaches are always "worth" the most (???).
Anyway, two years ago students became informally involved and many wore pink. One young man (and I use this phrase loosely, because he was... immature, I guess
) said innocently/naively (?), "Yeah... i think it's a good idea- I support healthy breasts." Before I could think twice, I replied, "I bet you do!" and quickly moved on. When I think about it now, I'm thoroughly impressed (and shocked) he didn't say boobs or tits.
Each year our staff "challenges" one another to wear pink for breast cancer awareness day. In turn, participants donate x amount of $ for each person- male administrators and coaches are always "worth" the most (???).
Anyway, two years ago students became informally involved and many wore pink. One young man (and I use this phrase loosely, because he was... immature, I guess
) said innocently/naively (?), "Yeah... i think it's a good idea- I support healthy breasts." Before I could think twice, I replied, "I bet you do!" and quickly moved on. When I think about it now, I'm thoroughly impressed (and shocked) he didn't say boobs or tits.-
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So glad for your good report! It unfortunately
opened a real source of anxiety that I've been trying to ignore for a few years!!! I've had a couple biopsies, all benign thankfully, with a fibroma once and then about 4 years ago, they found an increase in calcium which can hide problems, and I went through a rather horrid procedure (wire pushed into each of my poor bosoms with NO anesetic SP?, to mark for the biopsy spots...), it was painful beyond words, and the waiting for results, agony as many know... All turned out completely fine, thank GOD,,, but I haven't had a mammogram since... I am short of breath and rather panicky just writing this!!! Anyway,,, it's been about 4 years ago, no mammogram since,,, so of course in the back of my mind is the fear that there could be either more deposits they'll want to repeat the horrid procedure for,,, or a real problem,,, all that anticipatory anxiety etc...
Just sharing, I know I have to get the nerve up to go,,, just can't face it on top of starting this program and dealing with anxiety, depression, panic, heart worries, (stress test ok!) moving to another state etc. All my previous records are lost, can't make myself even begin to try and hunt them down through Doctors offices about a 1000 miles away... I am really such a coward...
opened a real source of anxiety that I've been trying to ignore for a few years!!! I've had a couple biopsies, all benign thankfully, with a fibroma once and then about 4 years ago, they found an increase in calcium which can hide problems, and I went through a rather horrid procedure (wire pushed into each of my poor bosoms with NO anesetic SP?, to mark for the biopsy spots...), it was painful beyond words, and the waiting for results, agony as many know... All turned out completely fine, thank GOD,,, but I haven't had a mammogram since... I am short of breath and rather panicky just writing this!!! Anyway,,, it's been about 4 years ago, no mammogram since,,, so of course in the back of my mind is the fear that there could be either more deposits they'll want to repeat the horrid procedure for,,, or a real problem,,, all that anticipatory anxiety etc...
Just sharing, I know I have to get the nerve up to go,,, just can't face it on top of starting this program and dealing with anxiety, depression, panic, heart worries, (stress test ok!) moving to another state etc. All my previous records are lost, can't make myself even begin to try and hunt them down through Doctors offices about a 1000 miles away... I am really such a coward...
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Hi Fairlight-
Hey, give yourself a break; simply reading the post and then sharing is COURAGEOUS! I'm proud of you for just responding. I can certainly relate to the difficulty in delibertly recalling anxiety incited situations; it's like reliving it all over again, and who wants to do that?!
I can't begin to fathom what you went through- both physically and emotionally. (This procedure sounded like sheer torture- and no anesetia [sp?]???). You have A LOT going on right now, tackle one challenge at a time and be good to yourself ;*).
I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts, and remember, we're all here to support one another.
Blessings,
fischee
Hey, give yourself a break; simply reading the post and then sharing is COURAGEOUS! I'm proud of you for just responding. I can certainly relate to the difficulty in delibertly recalling anxiety incited situations; it's like reliving it all over again, and who wants to do that?!
I can't begin to fathom what you went through- both physically and emotionally. (This procedure sounded like sheer torture- and no anesetia [sp?]???). You have A LOT going on right now, tackle one challenge at a time and be good to yourself ;*).
I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts, and remember, we're all here to support one another.
Blessings,
fischee