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kezmusc
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7 years ago

So much for good vibes. Scan day sucked . They've called me back.

This may come out not making sense as I am somewhere in between being scared shitless and f*/#&%g furious. So after the mammogram and u/sound the doctor popped her head in (obviously they could see...
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arpie
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7 years ago
OK .... I had the biopsy yesterday - the whole place is brand new & in total disarray. They had planned to fly the Dr doing the biopsy & injections under ultrasound in from Sydney that they'd arranged for the day .... but the big storms the previous night had cancelled her flight at 10pm - so she ended up on the Greyhound Bus at Central Station at 11pm, (with all the back packers) - driving thru the night up to Port Mac!! How on earth she slept, I don't know!   And she wasn't a 'young doctor' either!!  

My appt was nearly 3hrs late - I arrived at 12 for 12.30 appt and was finally done after 3pm! (I was SO glad I had early lunch before we got there!) She couldn't understand why I was having a biopsy as the report didn't suggest having one ..... and conceded that the Dr was concerned that whoever wrote the report said they couldn't discount the tissue anomaly as being cancer as the ultrasound tech/report was unsure ...... then said the Rad Onc hadn't said where to do the actual biopsy other than saying 'Right Breast' - so nothing went smoothly!

The first needle she used was too 'fine' to pull out any flesh (after forgetting to 'cock it' & having to put it in twice .... ) so then had to get the big gun needle out & had another 3-4 shots with it - so eventually got lots of tissue to test!!  (The more the better, was my thought at the time!)

She thought the tissue all 'looked good' - with it looking like either fatty tissue or scar tissue - so now, only the pathology will tell .... I think my poor boob will be very purple & sore from today on!   I haven't looked yet!

A small 'win' tho - I was advised the day before when making the booking, that there would be an $80 'short fall' to pay - so was pleasantly surprised when I went to pay it and to be told that Medicare had taken care of all of it!!   Would that mean that I had finally reached the 'threshold' thing, I wonder?   I had a letter about it some time back .... 

So ... I am VERY happy to have this all behind me now - but it shouldn't have been as painful an experience as it turned out to be, that's for sure ..... 

All the best guys, for a great Xmas and New Year ..... These ones were done using young kids' hand prints!  What a neat idea!