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Ostrich
Hi Whirlwind doesn't begin to cover it. No family history, first mammogram which I seriously considered not having done and within a month I've had lumpectomy and sentinel nodes taken, bone density,...
You think the doctors are having you on; that's how I felt. I had to view my own x-rays to believe there even was a cancer there but sure enough there was. Mine was shaped like a black moor goldfish. I didn't have to have radiation but I did have to have 4 rounds of chemo which weren't a whole lot of fun but you do what you have to, to make sure absolutely no cancer cells are floating around waiting to grab onto something more vital like your liver, bones, lungs or brain. Cancer is just crappy but at least we have a chance to beat it in the first round. <3