
In December 2015 Brandon and I went to our family physician to get our yearly physical for insurance purposes. The doc did the full check-up except the breast exam because I was still breastfeeding Mace. Then I asked about getting approval to get a mammogram. He hesitated at first until I told him about my family history of breast cancer. He then proceeded to do a breast exam where he found a lump in my right breast and referred me to radiology for an ultrasound. He suggested that I wait to make the appointment in January because I hadn't met my deductible yet. So I made the appointment without much worry.
During the appointment the ultrasound technician did her thing and said she would return with the radiologist because she suspected he would want to see me after what she found during the ultrasound. Que the worried feeling. I waiting for about 20 minutes then in came the radiologist. He explained the ultrasound technician had not only found one lump but two. He said one was bigger than the other and had fiberous material where the smaller one was more uniform in consistency. He then sent me to meet with someone else who would then schedule me to have the lumps biopsied one week later.
I will admit that was a long week. The worst part was when we discussed the possibilities of what the lumps could be with our boys. The cancer word brought out some emotions from both of them but their prayers and faith never wavered.
We notified our immediate family and invited them to fast and pray with us on the of day the biopsy. We got a babysitter for the little boys while Jett was at school, and Brandon came with me. I was glad he did. The needle was huge, and I would be lying if I said it didn't hurt. The doctor made two small incisions to allow the needles to access the lumps. The part that hurt the most was the doctor pushing on my chest, but all and all the procedure was not awful. I was not able to lift anything more than 5 lbs. for 24 hours after the procedure so Brandon took some time off work to help me out. His help was greatly appreciated!
My family physician would receive the results and was supposed to notify me the following Monday. Monday came and went. Finally, Tuesday morning I text my doctor and he replied with a screenshot of the lab's findings. One lump/lesion was a cyst and the other was determined to be a fibrocylsis most likely caused by pregnancy. The report read "...benign, no need for further concern".
Prayers are answered. Heavenly Father is aware of me.
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