Monday, July 18, 2011

Ultra sound #2

Finally the day has come for my 2nd ultra sound.  My appointment  was at 7:45am and I'm hoping that the needle extraction I had over a week ago has heeled and that Dr. Sim can see if my lump is truly a lump or just cysts. She did an ultra sound on both breasts, and measured the masses. Apparently I have a few cysts but one in particular was rather large.  She looked at me and told me that she needed to do a biopsy on lump that I found because it was suspicious.  I was and wasn't expecting the biopsy right then and there.  So of course I started to cry.  She assured me that everything would be ok and that she would numb the area so I wouldn't feel a thing.  The only thing I needed to be aware of was the sound of the tool she was using to do the biopsy because it was kind of loud.  She didn't show me the tool and I certainly didn't want to see it but she told me: "this is what it's going to sound like" She pulled what sounded like a trigger and a loud (CA-CHOW!) rang out.  I'm sure my eyes got large and I said to myself, whoa that was loud.  I just had to mentally prepare myself for this procedure. 

Dr. Sim numbed me and a few minutes later she said she was going to count so I would be prepared.  She counted to 3 (CA-CHOW!)  I jumped.  The noise alone makes you nervous.  1-2-3 (CA-CHOW), 1-2-3 (CA-CHOW), 1-2-3 (CA-CHOW).  It seemed like it went on forever and I wish Ken was here to be with me.  I just didn't expect this.  When the biopsy was over, I then got a small metal chip placed in my breast where the biopsy was done.  This is to let other doctors know in the future that I had a biopsy.   I was then taken to get another mammogram.  Photographic evidence of the chip.   Everything seems so weird right now.  All the samples Dr. Sim took will be sent to the lab.  I should know in a few days.  Man, I hope it's not cancer.

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