The Journey Begins-May 25

Last year when I made the appoint for my annual mammogram on May 25, it had to be at 8:30 AM because they only allow a few slots for regular mammograms at the Jefferson-Honickman Breast Imaging Center where I have been going for  29 years. Since I am not a morning person, I was not thrilled with  the time, but I thought I would be happy to get the ordeal done and over with since the last feel mammograms had be dicey with take-overs and further testing- ultrasounds included. Once, i could see an obvious white spot the size of a nickle that scared me to death. it turned out to be a series of calcification that when compressed, looked like a mass, but were scattered around the breast and were nothing when looked at from another angle!!

This year, I was still waiting at 10:30 AM for another test to check on a shadow on my right breast that the radiologist did not like and wanted to check it out again on an ultrasound. At noon I got the ultrasound and could tell something was up because of how it was done. The technician spent a tremendous amount of time around my armpits and said the radiologist might come in which had never happened before. All the technicians are supportive and so nice.

Around  noon Dr. Tara Eisenberg, radiologist, came in to tell me that they found a shadow on my breast that wasn’t there before and that needs to be biopsied. They gave me the number to call and a technician came in to help me make the call.I was stunned. So stunned that, when I made the appointment, I made it for 10 days later because I was “busy” until then! it wasn’t until I was in the car on the way home that I realized I was busy with lunch dates with friends that I could cancel and I needed to take care of this immediately!! I called and rescheduled the biopsy for their first available date- May 30.