February 25, 2009

I have officially entered the blogosphere world!! I am a blogginator, bloggologist, and bloggodoctor....hahahaha....

Now on to the reason I am here:) The prompt for this public display of my inner self was the fact that on March 17, 2009 if all goes well with the pre-op processes I will undergo a double mastectomy.

How did I get to this place? For those that don't know here it goes:

On October 24, 2008 I walked into the radiologists office to have my yearly exam. This was my 8th mammogram and I had no trepidation that this would be like the other 7 diagnoses "some calcifications, no evidence of abnormal cells"...yea yea heard ot before expected to hear it again.

Well this day was different, I just would not find out until a week when I was called to do an ultrasound. At that appointment on November 5th, the radiologist stated she saw some abnormal cells and would like to biopsy the area. She might as well have been a grown up from the Charlie Brown cartoons because after abnormal I heard whomp, whomp, whomp, whomp, whomp....

I had a biopsy on my right breast on November 23rd and received the results November 24th. There goes the Charlie Brown voice again because I had to have my cousin doctor Carol (yes I said cousin doctor) call the radiologist to confirm that I heard I have atypical hyperplasia and she was recommending a lumpectomy.

Thanksgiving was spent with some dear friends, a lot of food and rest....

On December 8th I met with my surgeon-to-be and I was still not believing this was happening. My breasts? Cutting them open? These breasts have served me well how could they just slice one them? Wasn't there a laser that could just zap those ugly cells without the anesthesia and exposing myself to strangers? I guess not because that was not an option I was given.