"The Mammogram"

 December 16, 2013

My Mammogram!

Let me start by saying, I did feel a lump.  I had been feeling one on my left breast for a while.  Three years ago I felt one similar on my right and it turned out to be nothing but a cyst; so I thought, this is the same.  After a while and since I now had good insurance I thought I need to go- so I called my primary doctor and got orders for a diagnostic mammogram.
I arrived at the Breast Diagnostic clinic at 7:30 am to complete paperwork by 4:30 pm I was leaving with information that scared me- in those hours I had multiple mammograms, an ultra sound and exam.  On my second ultra sound that day, when I looked at the screen I asked, if that was the spot I was feeling- she said no- that spot is not what we are concerned about- these two other areas we are!  What?  So, the spot I am feeling is NOT the problem, something else was.....WOW!
I was told we needed to schedule a biopsy.  My world started spinning- Memories of my "old" life starting playing in my head- you see, for those of you that don't know- I was married prior to this marriage to a man that fought cancer has hard as he could-until the grace of God freed him.  I broke down and cried.  The ladies there were awesome.  They are truly doing God's Work and helping people walk their difficult path.

Back to scheduling- well we were scheduled to spend our Christmas, First Christmas married, with my husband's family in Virginia.  They  told me to go ahead and go and come back on the 30th for the biopsies- yes multiple ones.. As I drove home, I cried, cried and prayed- I was not mad but thankful that God had me feel a lump to get me in to have a test...Praise GOD