The update is at the end of the original post! And can I just say, on behalf of my entire family, THANK YOU! Thank you so much for the emails, the comments, the instant messsages...for just everything. You amaze me, inspire me and continue to blow me away with how wonderful you all are!
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Mommily...
As you're undergoing your biopsy today I hope you know we're all thinking about you, sending love and every positive vibe we have.
Your positive attitude about all of this is inspirational!
Feel better soon Mommily.
I love you!
P.S. Once I get the go-ahead from my mom, I'll post about it. But she could really use the prayers and positive thoughts right now. From our entire family...Thank You!
P.S.S. Normal posting will resume either later today or tomorrow. I really need someone to hide my camera. It's taking forever to get everything uploaded, sorted and then processed. Keep your questions coming! I love them and can't wait to get started answering them.
***UPDATE***
Email from my Mommily -
How fascinating the whole thing was.
The radiologist who did the test is the same radiologist who
ordered the biopsy. We looked at the magnified mammograms and he showed me –
with the help of a magnifying glass on the already-magnified film – three tiny
little dots in a straight line on the underside and toward the back of the left
breast. With the explanation of how the samples are taken and how much is
taken, he was planning on getting all three dots and enough surrounding tissue
to get a good idea of what’s going on in there.
The women who set me up for the test were great. Thorough
explanations all around. I had no fear because that’s counterproductive. My
only concern was being able to lie on my stomach, something I hadn’t done for 30
years of being really heavy.
We talked most of the way through the prep and there was
music in the background, granted still a lot of Christmas carols, but the ones I
still like to listen to for the music, so I just settled myself as best I could
and we got started.
They take pictures to get the coordinates; it’s all very
mathematical. Then they called in Dr. Perantoni to do the procedure. I felt
absolutely nothing, not the lidocaine and not the incision or the biopsy
instrument. I think the worst part of it was lying there while they applied
manual pressure to the area to stop what little bleeding there was. That seemed
to take forever.
I am sore, but nothing Tylenol or my Lortab elixir can’t take
care of. Came home and went to bed. Listened to the radio and dozed off and
on.
Now I’m getting ready to watch the Rose Parade and, following
doctor’s orders, do nothing strenuous for the rest of the day. I’ll be back at
work tomorrow and waiting for my results, which I’ll have in ten days or
less.
Thank you all for your prayers and good thoughts. I am
confident that the procedure was done well and that whatever the results, we’re
going to be just fine here.
Love,
Me
P.S. Auds, if you want to cut and paste this to the blog,
please go ahead, so I’ll add this for all your wonderful bloggers: men and
women, the microcalcifications they found were not something anyone could feel
on a manual exam BUT the tissue changes I had after my bariatric surgery were
sufficient to get my doctor to order two sets of films – one standard and one at
higher magnification. Never underestimate the importance of having regular
exams by your doctor in addition to your self-exams.
