Relieved

I put it out of my mind for a whole month.

I'd gotten that call from Tripler Army Hospital a month ago saying I needed a recheck on my mammogram because it showed a lump that was suspicious.

I already have a scar on my right breast from the extraction of a benign lump they removed 35 years ago.  Now it was my left breast.

I just didn't want to deal with this during the holidays so I put off the recheck.  The technician reassured me that a few weeks wouldn't make a difference.

This morning, on the way to the hospital, my stomach was queasy and I felt light headed.  Suddenly, I had to face the fact that I was being checked for possible cancer.  I've already had both thyroids removed because of cancer.

The Tripler technician doing the mammogram was apologetic about the pain she'd be causing me.  She said she had to take quite a few more images of different SQUASHED angles.  Ouch!  Thank goodness she was quick and kind.

Then I had to sit and wait in the ultrasound room.

The doctor came in about 20 minutes later.  He said that the recheck images showed no lumps.  Apparently, I still have fibrous tissues for nursing a baby.  What a thought!  Anyway, when the tissues cross over each other they sometimes look like lumps.  Eventually, he said the tissues would turn to fat when I got even older.  Maybe the mammograms will be less uncomfortable then.

When we left the hospital, the day looked much brighter than when we went in... even with the vog hanging over the islands.

What a relief!  I feel like a wet noodle now.  I think I need a nap.