Re: Joleen's breast lump

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Congratulations Joleen,

That's wonderful news!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!

maria

Re: Joleen's breast lump

> Hi everyone!

>

> I had my dr appoint. and got good news. She cut four pieces off the

> tumor each from a different area and they all came back benign. And

> also that there weren't any suspicious cells. I do need to do a

> follow-up in 4 months, just to make sure that it hasn't grown or

> changed. It shouldn't, but she said that it's always best to check

> just in case there's one bad cell somewhere on it that could start

> dividing. I'm not worried. I'm very happy with the results. I wish

> I never had to go back, but better safe than sorry and I know it's

> just a precaution. So I'm feeling very good this week!

>

>

> Joleen

>

>

> > > HI!

> > >

> > > I can't remember if I've written about this before, but about 3

> > weeks ago I

> > > found a lump in my breast. My dr sent me for an u/s. They found

> it

> > and my

> > > dr said it looked like a benign tumor, but he wanted to send me

> for

> > a second

> > > opinion since I have so much breast cancer in my family. I went

> > today. I saw

> > > a very nice dr and she said, she, too, wasn't worried, but let's

> go

> > do

> > > another u/s and maybe a needle biopsy. So I'm thinking ok, we go

> > and do the

> > > u/s and then maybe schedule the biopsy. We went to the u/s room

> and

> > as she's

> > > doing the u/s the nurse was getting out these needles, etc. So

> she

> > gets done

> > > with the u/s and says, well, I think we should go ahead with the

> > biopsy, as

> > > you get farther with the pg and then breast feeding it's going to

> > get harder

> > > to do the biopsy. I don't think it's bad, but let's do the biopsy

> > just to

> > > make sure. Next thing I know, I'm getting a number of shots,

> yes,

> > in the

> > > breast!, my mom said they gave me 7 or 8 pain killer shots, then

> > they put

> > > this tube thing in to cut pieces off the lump. So she's cutting

> > pieces off

> > > as I notice that the pain killers didn't totally work. I get

> more

> > shots,

> > > then she does more pieces. At that point I was bleeding all

> over.

> > Then it

> > > was done. You should have seen the blood all over me and left on

> > the table -

> > > UGH! So, the good news, its over and I'll know something for

> sure

> > next week.

> > > I have been in pain all day now, but it must be better because I

> > tried to

> > > write this earlier and couldn't type! Well, I guess I wanted to

> > say, ugh,

> > > how much we all have to go through! My dh said, you know, I " d

> never

> > make it

> > > as a woman! I know I wouldn't have made it today if I hadn't had

> > all those

> > > blood draws waiting for my hcg to go down - I guess that's a

> > positive of the

> > > ep, I've learned to deal with neeedles! And of course, the good

> news

> > is, it's

> > > over and since I had no idea they would do that today, I never

> had

> > to worry

> > > about it!

> > >

> > > Joleen

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