Originally posted on face book March 30, 2010

Had the girls smooshed and ultra sounded. What they found was a solid mass. Shit. And they did a needle biopsy right then and there. I know all women reading this are grabbing their boobs right now. I'll tell you that the mammogram was way more uncomfortable. They numb you up and after the initial pinch of the injection you really don't feel anything. Then they truss you up like a Christmas goose. The nurse called it the tube top from hell. And she would be right. Man I didn't break my ribs but the way they bind you makes you think you did. Have to stay this way until Thursday morning. Then I get to go back to Hoag at 9:30 am for them to recheck the site of the biopsy to see how its healing and...get the results. I am prepared for the worse and have a top breast surgeon all ready picked out that has been recommended to me by several medical people that I have seen.

They had called my dr and let her know they were doing the biopsy. I called her office to let them know it was done. The nurse is so sweet. She wanted to know all about the procedure and exactly what they did. But, mostly she wanted to know if it hurt. It confirmed my decision to share this here. This was a nurse in a doctors office and she had questions! Mind you this was my internist and not OB GYN. So I'm sure they don't deal with this much as usually it would be your OB that you would go to. But, of course I don't do things the way your suppose to. I went to my internist because I have been seeing her for 18 years. She knows me and my internist takes care of all of me not just bits and pieces. So, when I got home and called in, after I answered the nurses questions I let her know I wanted some xanax phoned in for me. She said of course! That's what you get when you have your internist in on things. Beautiful drugs.

Stayed home today and I have tomorrow off work. Its Caesar Chavez day. And then Thursday morning will go to get the news.

Will be posting updates as they arrive.