Anniversary
Today is the first anniversary of my mammogram. I was pretty stony faced. Nine months before my sister had died from breast cancer and I was resentful of the inefficiency at the front desk, the pink p...
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@Sister @arpie @kmakm Hello my friends & i come bearing good news!! Had my first anniversary mammo yesterday & ALL CLEAR!! YAHOO!! The mammo was done in the same room i visited just over a year ago on the day of my surgery. I went into "that room" to have my hookwire inserted into my breast under mammo prior to my operation & there were many tears & much pain & anguish that day!!
I had an appt with my surgeon an hour after the mammo so I got the results straight away which was great. The surgeon gave me the once over & was very happy. I am still a bit "lumpy" but she reckons that will settle even more. She doesnt want to see me again until next Dec for my next mammo & i have even booked it in already. So no more medical appts for me for a whole year.....if i continue to be good!! My husband & i went out for lunch afterwards at a lovely cafe & celebrated the good news!
My diagnosis anniversary is tomorrow & @Sister, yours is today, @kmakm, yours was yesterday & @arpie was the other day also....what a week last year for us all but let's put it behind us & move forward with positivity. It's hard looking back over the year, but we are all still here, battered & bruised, some worse than others but the most important thing is that we have got through & we have to have faith that our medical teams have done their best for us & will continue to do so. It's funny but I thought about the past year & I have had a very easy time compared to so many of you but I was trying to make sense of it all & figure out some positives to make me feel better & put some perspective on it all. We all ask "why me" so it made me wonder what I have learnt about myself over the year & what good has come out of it. I have learnt that I am stronger than I thought & that i can make tough decisions when I have to with the help of some medical experts too! I also realised how much my family love & support me & would do anything for me. But one of the best things about the past year, is "meeting" such beautiful, strong women on this website. It is very powerful to think that words we give to others or receive from others, can make such a difference in our lives. Yesterday when I was waiting to go in for my mammo, their was a lady sitting by herself looking very anxious as she was about to go in for a brain MRI. I spoke with her for a while & put my hand on her shoulder for comfort & explained that the waiting was the worse!I She soon went in for her scan & then when she finished, she sat with me while I waited & was there when I came out. It seems that whenever we need help, if we look around, someone is there for us & we can be there for others too & together we can give each other the comfort & support we all need.
Thinking of everyone going through a tough time & it is especially hard this time of year. never forget to ask for help if you need it & i wish everyone love & strength as we all deal with our own challenges. lets celebrate the good news & anniversaries as we are all still here fighting on. love to you all xxxx
I had an appt with my surgeon an hour after the mammo so I got the results straight away which was great. The surgeon gave me the once over & was very happy. I am still a bit "lumpy" but she reckons that will settle even more. She doesnt want to see me again until next Dec for my next mammo & i have even booked it in already. So no more medical appts for me for a whole year.....if i continue to be good!! My husband & i went out for lunch afterwards at a lovely cafe & celebrated the good news!
My diagnosis anniversary is tomorrow & @Sister, yours is today, @kmakm, yours was yesterday & @arpie was the other day also....what a week last year for us all but let's put it behind us & move forward with positivity. It's hard looking back over the year, but we are all still here, battered & bruised, some worse than others but the most important thing is that we have got through & we have to have faith that our medical teams have done their best for us & will continue to do so. It's funny but I thought about the past year & I have had a very easy time compared to so many of you but I was trying to make sense of it all & figure out some positives to make me feel better & put some perspective on it all. We all ask "why me" so it made me wonder what I have learnt about myself over the year & what good has come out of it. I have learnt that I am stronger than I thought & that i can make tough decisions when I have to with the help of some medical experts too! I also realised how much my family love & support me & would do anything for me. But one of the best things about the past year, is "meeting" such beautiful, strong women on this website. It is very powerful to think that words we give to others or receive from others, can make such a difference in our lives. Yesterday when I was waiting to go in for my mammo, their was a lady sitting by herself looking very anxious as she was about to go in for a brain MRI. I spoke with her for a while & put my hand on her shoulder for comfort & explained that the waiting was the worse!I She soon went in for her scan & then when she finished, she sat with me while I waited & was there when I came out. It seems that whenever we need help, if we look around, someone is there for us & we can be there for others too & together we can give each other the comfort & support we all need.
Thinking of everyone going through a tough time & it is especially hard this time of year. never forget to ask for help if you need it & i wish everyone love & strength as we all deal with our own challenges. lets celebrate the good news & anniversaries as we are all still here fighting on. love to you all xxxx