Anniversary

Coming up to mine, too, of course @kmakm.  When telling my manager of the appointments, she said that she didn't expect my mind to be on the job then.  If the shocking dread I felt going to the oncologist last week is anything to go by, I can't imagine what I will be like.  And I knew that there was nothing to be concerned about with that appointment.

At my screening mammogram last time I was shaking too much to notice a lot because I was so scared of it hurting badly like a previous one had.  The woman was extremely gentle and reassuring but after taking the plate of the right boob, she asked me if I had any scarring, and then took another.  It didn't really register with me as anything wrong until, of course, I got the call back - then I went into a tunnel of white noise.  If they hadn't emailed me the appointment details, I would not have known when and where to go.

I can remember sitting in the waiting room watching people go in and out - all anxious on the way in, some coming out smiling and others white-faced with shock.

This time last year I felt well and strong and was planning a road trip for the school holidays.  This year...