First Year Milestone ... Good News!
I finally had my first post-treatment mammogram on October 4th. It was much more thorough than a routine mammogram with more pictures and additional views on the right side. They had also ordered an ultrasound. With BC patients, they always have a radiologist immediately read them and notate anything suspicious and talk to the patients that very day about the results. No waiting. So I did the test (only one pose was painful) and sat in the waiting room until they called me back to the radiologist's office.
He smiled and asked if I remembered him as the doctor who did my biopsy procedure last year. I did recognize him but did not remember his name (last year was a whirlwind between the months of September and December). He said he took a careful look and felt very confident there were no suspicious areas and that both breasts were cancer-free. In fact, he asked who did the surgery and I told him Dr. Wagner did and he said kudos to her, it was one of the best jobs he had seen and that you could hardly tell there was a surgery. There was no extra fluid, very little scar tissue and everything looked very normal.
In fact, it looked so good and he was so sure, he waived the ultrasound saying there was no need for it as an additional diagnostic tool. I cried a few tears of joy at this wonderful news and the relief I felt is hard to describe.
Prayers answered and I couldn't ask for better news. First year milestone passed with flying colors and I am feeling very good about the future.
He smiled and asked if I remembered him as the doctor who did my biopsy procedure last year. I did recognize him but did not remember his name (last year was a whirlwind between the months of September and December). He said he took a careful look and felt very confident there were no suspicious areas and that both breasts were cancer-free. In fact, he asked who did the surgery and I told him Dr. Wagner did and he said kudos to her, it was one of the best jobs he had seen and that you could hardly tell there was a surgery. There was no extra fluid, very little scar tissue and everything looked very normal.
In fact, it looked so good and he was so sure, he waived the ultrasound saying there was no need for it as an additional diagnostic tool. I cried a few tears of joy at this wonderful news and the relief I felt is hard to describe.
Prayers answered and I couldn't ask for better news. First year milestone passed with flying colors and I am feeling very good about the future.
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