Posted by Racer on January 11, 2006, at 20:18:31
In reply to Re: Good news/bad news *trigger*, posted by Deneb on January 11, 2006, at 19:51:31
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> Jan 26 seems like a long time from now. It seems like a long time to wait to see if I'm OK.
>Deneb, you aren't going to be waiting until 26 Jan, but only until 12 Jan -- you have an appointment with your family doctor, don't you? THAT appointment is the one to think about, not some ultrasound you probably won't be doing anyway.
So use your brain for a second to calm your emotions: "Tomorrow I will see the family doctor, who is very careful and will pay attention to this. I can get through one night, no matter how frightening this is." Every time you find yourself starting to give in to those thoughts of how terrible it could be, remind yourself of this.
Why do I say you probably won't be going to that ultrasound? My experience has been that student health centers are trumped by regular doctors -- if your GP thinks there's anything to worry about, I'll bet she'll have you in for imaging studies much sooner.
Here's another reality check: most breast cancer is pretty slow growing. When I went through this, the mammogram and ultrasound showed nothing particularly worrisome -- but the surgeon found a lump he said he thought actually *was* breast cancer. And then told me that it didn't matter that it hadn't been imaged in the ultrasound, because next year or the year after would be time enough. And that was a specialist who thought that the lump was cancerous! You've already had one doctor tell you it's a cyst. Most of us have fibrous cysts in our breasts. It's part of being a woman.
Welcome to the real world of being a woman, Deneb. You will survive this, just like most of the rest of us.
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