Well the day I've been dreading has finally arrived. Biopsy today at 3:30. I'm thinking as positively as possible. Even though I'm anticipating a bc diagnosis I'm hoping that it's been caught early and is quite treatable. However, I have noticed ever since they told me about the lump I keep reading about younger women dying from this disease. Anyone else find this to be true? I'm sure that my atenna is just more tuned to this information now which is a pretty human response but it's still upsetting. Anyhoo....I just needed to vent. Thanks for all your kind words, information and encouragement.
Kathy
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SusieSwan Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 86 |
May 9, 2008 01:28 pm
SusieSwan wrote:
Kathy, Vent away! I understand completely about being nervous about the biopsy, especially when you've never had one. It will be okay. It will be a long weekend but try to just put it out of your mind and not dwell on the results..what will be will be. I'm not sure how old you are but I was 41 at diagnosis last year. I still consider that young! The internet can be your friend and foe....younger women are not usually diagnosed until later stages as they don't undergo routine screening due to being a young age. There are many young & younger bc sisters on this board that are thriving and have kicked cancer's butt. Try to focus on all the success stories.
Hugs, Susan Dx 4/24/2007, IDC, 1cm, Stage Ib, Grade 2, 0/1 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+ |
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Chocolate_B… Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 |
May 9, 2008 01:55 pm
Chocolate_Bunnies wrote:
Hi Kathy,
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wishiwere Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1342 |
May 9, 2008 02:35 pm
wishiwere wrote:
Great wishes for a good biopsy without much discomfort! {{hugs}} gentle... Funny thing I must share. After the diagnosis and before my surgery, I started looking at women's breasts. It was really weird for me, b/c I've never been one to look at other women in a sense of 'what are their breasts like?' when I'd go to the doctors? I mean, I would not really look, but watch their faces, glance at their postures, and wonder, you know? It was unsettling for me. Not sure why I did that, but it stopped as soon as it started. Just curiosity? Looking for someone who'd been there, or was there, or who knows... Anyway...............You will notice more @ BC on TV, radio, papers, mags....everywhere really. And also as I have, more women without hair! I never even looked before, but now, without mine, I do notice! Hope it goes well and you get that BIG HAPPY B9 report! wishiwere
Dx 9/21/2007, ILC, 1cm, Stage I, Grade 2, 0/4 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- |
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Harley44 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2889 |
May 9, 2008 05:20 pm
Harley44 wrote:
Kathy, Please let us know how you are doing. The waiting really IS the hardest part. Thinking of you, and praying for good news! Harley wishiwere, Funny, but I also started noticing other women after my mast. Dh & I went to a minor league baseball game, and this woman walked past us, going up the steps to her seat. She had NO BREASTS! My dh said..."Look, she has smaller breasts than you ever had!" He did that for me... after my bc dx, he would tell me this woman or that woman had a smaller chest than "I ever did"... I thought it was nice... him trying to reassure me that I am still ok. I also started noticing women and their hair. SO many women have such VERY SHORT hair, that they look as if they have been thru chemo. I don't want to approach someone, unless I am sure. I met a woman at the coffee shop, and she had a baseball cap on, with the pink bc ribbon on it, so I kinda 'knew'. Anywho, I just wanted to say that it seems that we see more women who have had bc after we are dx'd. It is kind of like when we buy a new car, and we start seeing lots of cars just like it on the highway. Hugs, Harley |
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kwoodson Joined: May 2008 Posts: 7 |
May 10, 2008 09:06 am
kwoodson wrote:
Thanks Everyone for the kind words and support. The biopsy was really not bad at all. A little uncomfortable but nothing to hyperventilate about. I think I slept through the night for the first time in a month! I seem to have found a very empathetic surgeon. And her assistant was a doll. I told her I was ready to get on with this. And really, I am. The sooner everything is diagnosed, the sooner I can get on with my life. I'm also fortunate in having a step-mother who has been diagnosed twice, had a mastectomy and chemo and is completely healthy. Obviously, she's a great resource for information and empathy. Thanks again for all the support. Kathy |
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