Thursday, July 19, 2012

The C Word

I've had a few weepy days lately, after finding a lump last week.  I'm not one who does self-exams with any sort of regularity, but found it after feeling achy for a few days .   I know that the chances of it being cancer are low, but the pain and the fact that I can't remember the last time I checked somehow made it seem scarier.

I called to get an appointment to see the doctor, hoping that I'd made it all up in my head and that he'd say it is nothing.  He didn't - he felt a definite lump and wanted it checked out further.  

I was scheduled for an ultrasound and mammogram (what fun!), this morning.  The tech said that they didn't see anything to worry about.  Maybe I should wait until the report comes back from the radiologist until it's official, but I'm guessing now that I'm in the clear.

The moral of this story is: if you don't do your self exams now, you should start.  Even if you don't find anything, at least then you'll know.  Because if someday you do find something, it'd be easier  to handle if you knew that you were good just a few weeks ago.  I can tell you from experience that it's no walk in the park to have to wonder not just what that lump is, but also how long it's been growing.

7 comments:

  1. Usually, if it's painful, it's NOT Cancer. I'm not a doctor, but I play one while commenting on blogs. I've had lumpy boobs my whole life (including surgeries for benign ones). Start taking primrose oil supplements. The pain and lumps will go away. You are fine! I know, I play a doc on the Interwebs.

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  2. I understand how scary it is. I'm waiting for an MRI appt for a lump too.

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  3. I hope your appointment is soon Kim, and that they can rule out anything bad.

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  4. Janice I am glad all is good. I am thinking you are in the clear too if they said that to you. I have had lumpy boobs too but when menohhhhhhhhpause came they went(the lumps). I have had 4 biopsies and so many aspirations for cysts I couldn't tell you how many. I'm sorry you had to have some weepy days. I hate weepy days.

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  5. I had cancer and there never was a lump! Do not skip mammograms either.

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  6. I'm glad you're fine. The big C is no walk in the park.

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  7. I thought of you while I was waiting for my appointments, Patricia. I don't know if I could have handled it such grace and aplomb like you seem to have if it had ended up to be cancer. I'm really glad that you've almost got this behind you. (Your surgery is this week, isn't it? GOOD LUCK!)

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