“My Discovery”
I did get mammograms every year like clockwork. I was diligent, or so I thought.
When I found my lump in my right breast it was an ordinary night, Aug 17th 2017. I was watching television and my breast felt sore. I thought I must’ve bumped into something carrying my guitar or gear or maybe I did it moving something in the garage. And I thought, it’s “sore”, I’ve always heard that a cancerous tumor isn’t sore. It’s when it isn’t that you have to worry. That was wrong. The next day I made an appointment with my doctor, and they got me in for a mammogram 5 days later, Wednesday, Aug 23rd.
The day I had my mammogram, I was immediately put in for an ultrasound. I thought, well this is protocol. I’ve been there before. I told my friend who was with me that I was starting to worry. She assured me that everything would be ok. She, after all, had gone through the same things and hers was benign. So I thought well mine will be too! I left that day with another appointment for a biopsy.
The day of my biopsy I was nervous, but again, was thinking this is just the normal procedure, and I appreciated them going the distance to just make sure everything was okay. My biopsy was Friday morning, Aug 25th. When I was done, I was told I’d probably have results by Tuesday.
As the weekend went on I did feel I like was getting more and more anxious. I stayed busy and waited. On Monday night, Aug 28th, I was heading to dinner with a friend and when we pulled into the parking lot, my phone rang. I freaked. I put the phone on speaker so I wasn’t alone in getting any kind of news, good or bad. The nurse asked, are you alone? Are you where you can talk? And we both knew this wasn’t good. The next words out of her mouth were “I’m sorry…” and then.. “you have breast cancer”.
Kim says
Thank you for choosing to share and educate us.i never researched it because I didn’t want to know.lump found and biopsied June 2016.i had my folks take me for this procedure. With advice from my mother decisions were made based on “what if”..results negative life is good.. wrong! June 2017 mammogram and I think nothing of it until my dr calls and wants to see me.lump now has a cyst attached so get sent to a surgeon.2 month wait for appointment.wait time for surgery another possible 2 months.surgery sept 6 2017 and 3 week wait for follow up with results.twice results benign.i am now taking turns with a friend to take our neighbour in for radiation so I will continue to learn about this disease.she had a lump and ALOT of lymph nodes removed.suposedly not cancerous but needs radiation as a precaution (doesn’t sound right to me if it’s not cancer why need radiation) not my call not my decision. My calling tho is to help my neighbour because she is going to need it in anout week 3.
I honestly pray for you every day young lady. In the world of country music you are my all time favourite female guitar player/ song writer/ story teller.you still have at least a good 30 years maybe more to tell stories and play music for the world. Stage 2 not so bad as stage 4.you are gonna beat the crap out of this and win.you are one tough chick.
Robin Smalley says
Prayers for you, Just know your not alone, even on days when you feel like you are. I too was diagnosed on July 7th, 2017. and I had my mastectomy on September 29th, 2017. I’m still waiting on the reconstruction surgery, but for now, I’m just praising God for another day, I will never forget the day I found out, I was at my boyfriends house when my Dr. called to tell me the biopsy results,( we had already discussed what would be done if the results come back not good) My boyfriend walks over to me, hugs me, and says lets do this. I’m not leaving, I’m gonna love you through this!! and he has. I remember the day I met my surgeon and all the team of Drs. they are awesome, I told my Dr. it’s time to get this over with, I have alot of living left to do, and I be dang if these boobs try to kill me.. I told her I don’t plan on working at Hooters, nor will I be having any more babies, so I won’t be needing to feed them. and I don’t plan on entering a wet Tshirt contest. so lets make a date, get them gone, so I can get back to life. The day of my surgery I was nervous, but I knew God had this, and he would take care of me, When I woke up from the surgery, I was somewhat sore, the drain tubes about drove me banana’s, but other than that, I was fine, I got up, walked around, and asked to go home, lol.. I was determined I was going to be stronger than strong, I had the fight in me, the fire had been lit, and I’m determined more than ever to show women there is more to us besides a boob. I seen so many women get upset and feel less than due to no breast. I tell them its our heart and soul that matters the most, so smile and laugh at Cancer, do not let it turn your smile into a frown, This mountain in front of us will be moved, and it’s through Prayer, Faith, and Patience that it gets knocked down.