Went to the doctor today. I was concerned about a visible lump on my breast and what I thought was a mass inside the breast. Bryce told me not to worry. I am 30, no breast cancer history in the family. Not a big deal.
The doctor informed me the visible lump was a lymph node. Lymph nodes usually come and go. Sometimes they swell due to infection. (I had already seen two other docs about these lymph nodes over the last 2 years - so they had been around for awhile.) The visible one the doctor told me one was hard, which isn't a good sign - and there was definitely a mass in the breast.
Of course one's first appointment tells very little about what is to come. Make another appointment, wait, more tests, wait again. Next week is a mammogram, ultra sound, and possible biopsy. Could be nothing. Could be the start of something huge.
It's easy to play the what-if game, so I try to shut out those ideas. It's a little scary to think about what could be, but I focus on what I know. I came home and read about mammograms and ultra sounds. What questions to ask and how to read results.
I'm writing to record my discoveries (for myself and maybe others) as I unfold the possibilities available in this genomic revolution. :)
PS - Not an April Fool's joke
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