The Matthews Family

A couple weeks ago I went into the doctor for a routine physical. The doctor found a lump in my left breast. She said it didn't seem like anything, but wouldn't feel good about not having me get it checked out just in case. So a week ago I went to get an ultrasound done....a few minutes after showing it to the radiologist they came and got me and said they would be doing a mammogram. During the mammogram the technician pulled me over to show me what all the concern was about. There was a weird shaped spot, with what looked like little grains of sand all around it. So they took a few images with the mammogram then took me back to do another ultrasound, cause now they knew where to look. We talked with the radiologist and he told us that he didn't like the way this looked. It was an abnormal nodule with calcification's. So he said that I should come in to do a core biopsy. So the next day, last Thursday, I went in for a core biopsy. He took 5 samples. We were hoping to hear the results by that Friday, but lucky us, we got to wait over the weekend. Well, Monday morning I called and was told that the results were in, but there wasn't a doctor available to give them to me yet. So I kept calling about every hour between the radiologist office and my doctors office to see if I could get the results. Finally, my doctor called. She said that the results came back benign, BUT...the radiologist didn't trust that result because of the way it looked and felt. So I was told now to get an exitional biopsy, and was given a name for a surgeon. I called the surgeon, made the appointment for Tuesday to go meet with him and talk about the procedure and schedule a time to operate. Lucky for us, they were able to fit us in for the next day, which was yesterday. Yesterday was a long day. Brent and I went in at 9:30. First I had to go to radiology to get a guide wire put in so that the surgeon would know exactly where to find it. Then I was taken to pre-op where they got me all ready for the surgery. My surgery was at 1:20...it took about an hour. After the surgery the Doctor went and told Brent that he got everything that he wanted to...He also said that he has seen the 'bad stuff' before, and this didn't look like that. So hopefully that is good news. Anyway, then after several hours of recovery Brent brought me home...that was about 5:30. Poor Brent had a very long day...so while I was sleeping, Brent got the girls all ready for bed and then he came in to me so the girls could say goodnight. I am feeling good this morning. It feels like a really sore or torn muscle. The scar is about 2 inches, bigger than we thought, but he said it was pretty deep, and right by the muscle, so I would be sore. Anyway, just thought I would update and let everyone know what is going on. We should, hopefully, get the results back Friday. If not, we will have to wait over the weekend again! So hopefully that won't be the case. I put these pictures on so you could get a little laugh about the whole situation...I am obviously a little loopy, they had just started to give me the medication....yee haw...Brent got a good laugh at me! Something to lighten the mood!

Oh and P.S. THANKS so much to our friends Jenni, and Drew and Heather for taking our kids for so long the last few days....we had lots of people who wanted to help out, it is great to have such wonderful friends.