Thankfully I know more this time.
So, 7 and a bit years after a Stage 3 E+ PR+ breast cancer diagnosis in the left breast, I am facing some changes in the right breast. Picked up in yearly mammogram/ultrasound. Nobody has suggested it...
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Fight or flight response? Really going back and forth with this this morning. For the first time since being told I would need a biopsy I have had tears. Mostly because a couple of friends have sent me lovely messages. It is their kindness that gets the emotions going. There is a very real feeling of just wanting to run away to somewhere pleasant and pretend that all is good.
But I know that we need to know what this is so informed decisions can be made. Unfortunately my biopsy is not until 3 this afternoon and then of course there will be the waiting for results. There are both advantages and disadvantages to knowing more this time. I know what to expect as far as the procedures and waiting times are concerned but I also know way more about breast cancer. It is hard to stop the mind from getting ahead.
So I have downloaded a really good book and hope to distract myself with that today in between getting super organized for what I have to do for the next few days as I know my mind will not be good at concentrating for too long! Oh, and concentrating on breathing really does help when the emotions threaten to take over. :|
But I know that we need to know what this is so informed decisions can be made. Unfortunately my biopsy is not until 3 this afternoon and then of course there will be the waiting for results. There are both advantages and disadvantages to knowing more this time. I know what to expect as far as the procedures and waiting times are concerned but I also know way more about breast cancer. It is hard to stop the mind from getting ahead.
So I have downloaded a really good book and hope to distract myself with that today in between getting super organized for what I have to do for the next few days as I know my mind will not be good at concentrating for too long! Oh, and concentrating on breathing really does help when the emotions threaten to take over. :|