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Greetings All,
I have gone back and forth as to whether to post this here on the Cantina, beings the majority of members are male. But after thinking about it, I figure most of you sound like mature individuals, and many of you have wives (or/and daughters) who may have, or one day May have to go through what I am going through Sooo...
Ever since I was in High school, there was one major part of my body that gave me nothing but trouble. That was my Chest.... Not only was it a pain to buy clothing, but try to get a guy to look you in the face instead them conversing with your breasts....
When I was a Dental Assistant, I had to apologize every few min. because it is very unprofessional to lean on your patient while doing work. I couldn't help it... my arms are only so long.
When I was younger and going through some "stuff" in my life, I found writing poems helped me to think out things as well as to release any pent up feeling I might have from not talking about them. Ed is a wonderful listener, and like most guys If I am upset about something, he automatically feels like he needs to try and fix things, even though he KNOWS he can't. He knows this is a "guy thing" when what is really needed is just to be heard.
That is where you all come in if you like. I have been keeping a Blog since March 29.2009 about what is going on. Feel free to read and comment. From time to time discussions might be graphic.... and it is possible a few pictures will be posted. I'm not talking about the typical pictures a guy want's to see of a woman's breast, I'm talking surgical pictures.... raw incisions, nasty scars, ect.
A quick briefing as to where I am at and why the request for Positive Energy... For the Details, Read the Blog..
Like I said the whole thing started with a consult appointment for a breast reduction, very straight forward.. I was told since I was young I would need a Mammogram. so that appointment was made.
I had the Mammogram done, and after the radiographs were shown to the Radiologist I was ordered to have an Ultrasound THAT DAY. So they got a tech to do the ultrasound.... I started to get a feeling in the back of my mind that SOMETHING was showing up....She kept going back to one area on the same breast, doing a few shots, Walking out of the room, coming back in doing a few more shots.... this went on a few times... When I asked if they were seeing something, I got the stock answer, "I'm not sure I'm just going by what the Dr. is asking me to do" Jeesh SOME Help! (somehow this post got deleted off my blog)
Anyhow, I went back to see the Plastic surgeon, who politely tells me that we can't go forward with the breast reduction... a mass has been discovered in my right breast an she wants me to see a Surgical Onclolgist STAT!!! (this was not something that a self check or my yearly GYN visit would have found since it is not a "lump" that can be felt.) So we set up an appt for about a week later (the soonest he had).
Which leads us to where We are now (I say We, as Ed is as big a part of this as I am) I saw the Surgical Oncologist on Monday and they have found a 7mm "Mass" in the right breast and they want me to go in for a "Core Needle Biopsy" This will be done on Tuesday May 5th @ 10:30am
If all goes well and it is Benign.... (which I'm sure it will be, I mean The God & Goddess know I have my limits. I already deal with one Chronic and intractable health problem (Pain) on a daily Basis so something like CA would really make me nuts!) I will be able to go back to the plastic Surgeon, and continue with my plans fro the reduction.
So I ask of you no matter what you belief system or faith for some positive energy, and a bit of Healing Thoughts as we go through the next 11 days. I will see the Surgical Oncologist on 5/11 to learn the results.
For those of you that have wives and daughters, girlfriends etc. who may be considering having a reduction done/or had one done.. or has gone through What I am going through, I would LOVE to be able touch base with them.
If any of you are of interest in following the blog or know of someone who would be, drop me a PM here. It is a public site open to anyone (if it helps even one person then it will be worth my one handed typing
.)
I thank you all in advance,
Blessed Be!
Willow
I have gone back and forth as to whether to post this here on the Cantina, beings the majority of members are male. But after thinking about it, I figure most of you sound like mature individuals, and many of you have wives (or/and daughters) who may have, or one day May have to go through what I am going through Sooo...
Ever since I was in High school, there was one major part of my body that gave me nothing but trouble. That was my Chest.... Not only was it a pain to buy clothing, but try to get a guy to look you in the face instead them conversing with your breasts....
When I was a Dental Assistant, I had to apologize every few min. because it is very unprofessional to lean on your patient while doing work. I couldn't help it... my arms are only so long.
When I was younger and going through some "stuff" in my life, I found writing poems helped me to think out things as well as to release any pent up feeling I might have from not talking about them. Ed is a wonderful listener, and like most guys If I am upset about something, he automatically feels like he needs to try and fix things, even though he KNOWS he can't. He knows this is a "guy thing" when what is really needed is just to be heard.
That is where you all come in if you like. I have been keeping a Blog since March 29.2009 about what is going on. Feel free to read and comment. From time to time discussions might be graphic.... and it is possible a few pictures will be posted. I'm not talking about the typical pictures a guy want's to see of a woman's breast, I'm talking surgical pictures.... raw incisions, nasty scars, ect.
A quick briefing as to where I am at and why the request for Positive Energy... For the Details, Read the Blog..
Like I said the whole thing started with a consult appointment for a breast reduction, very straight forward.. I was told since I was young I would need a Mammogram. so that appointment was made.
I had the Mammogram done, and after the radiographs were shown to the Radiologist I was ordered to have an Ultrasound THAT DAY. So they got a tech to do the ultrasound.... I started to get a feeling in the back of my mind that SOMETHING was showing up....She kept going back to one area on the same breast, doing a few shots, Walking out of the room, coming back in doing a few more shots.... this went on a few times... When I asked if they were seeing something, I got the stock answer, "I'm not sure I'm just going by what the Dr. is asking me to do" Jeesh SOME Help! (somehow this post got deleted off my blog)
Anyhow, I went back to see the Plastic surgeon, who politely tells me that we can't go forward with the breast reduction... a mass has been discovered in my right breast an she wants me to see a Surgical Onclolgist STAT!!! (this was not something that a self check or my yearly GYN visit would have found since it is not a "lump" that can be felt.) So we set up an appt for about a week later (the soonest he had).
Which leads us to where We are now (I say We, as Ed is as big a part of this as I am) I saw the Surgical Oncologist on Monday and they have found a 7mm "Mass" in the right breast and they want me to go in for a "Core Needle Biopsy" This will be done on Tuesday May 5th @ 10:30am
If all goes well and it is Benign.... (which I'm sure it will be, I mean The God & Goddess know I have my limits. I already deal with one Chronic and intractable health problem (Pain) on a daily Basis so something like CA would really make me nuts!) I will be able to go back to the plastic Surgeon, and continue with my plans fro the reduction.
So I ask of you no matter what you belief system or faith for some positive energy, and a bit of Healing Thoughts as we go through the next 11 days. I will see the Surgical Oncologist on 5/11 to learn the results.
For those of you that have wives and daughters, girlfriends etc. who may be considering having a reduction done/or had one done.. or has gone through What I am going through, I would LOVE to be able touch base with them.
If any of you are of interest in following the blog or know of someone who would be, drop me a PM here. It is a public site open to anyone (if it helps even one person then it will be worth my one handed typing
.) I thank you all in advance,
Blessed Be!
Willow
