Finally.... some good news!
I meant to write this yesterday after I got home late in the afternoon after my appointment, but I laid down and that was all she wrote--I was out like a light. I shouldn't be surprised since I haven't been sleeping too well recently.
I went back to the radiologists for a sonogram to follow-up on what was found on my mammogram on March 30th. After the tech did the sonogram she told me to wait while she took the results to the doctor to check and see if they were going to do another actual mammogram or not. The doctor came in and sat down. He asked if could do an exam to physically check what he was seeing on the scan. He asked me a number of questions and then, surprisingly, gave me my results. He told me I do not have breast cancer! :D
I honestly thought I have to wait until sometime next week until my primary called with the results. So I was very relieved and thankful for this doctor to be so frank with me. :D Anyway, it turns out that I don't even have a lump in my breast tissue. What the scan found and what I can feel is actually a thickening of the skin in that particular spot. While he's not completely sure what's caused it, he did say he had no reason to believe it anything more than simple edema. However, in an over abundance of cautiousness, he's recommending that my primary send me to a dermatologist simply to ensure there's nothing to worry about.
I have to give the doctor credit. He took his time explaining what he found on the scans and his thought processes in his conclusions. He was professional, informative, and made sure all my questions were answered. He never once made me feel I was taking up too much of his time, and even said I could call him anytime if I had questions. He made what could have been a stressful situation very non-stressful.
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I went back to the radiologists for a sonogram to follow-up on what was found on my mammogram on March 30th. After the tech did the sonogram she told me to wait while she took the results to the doctor to check and see if they were going to do another actual mammogram or not. The doctor came in and sat down. He asked if could do an exam to physically check what he was seeing on the scan. He asked me a number of questions and then, surprisingly, gave me my results. He told me I do not have breast cancer! :D
I honestly thought I have to wait until sometime next week until my primary called with the results. So I was very relieved and thankful for this doctor to be so frank with me. :D Anyway, it turns out that I don't even have a lump in my breast tissue. What the scan found and what I can feel is actually a thickening of the skin in that particular spot. While he's not completely sure what's caused it, he did say he had no reason to believe it anything more than simple edema. However, in an over abundance of cautiousness, he's recommending that my primary send me to a dermatologist simply to ensure there's nothing to worry about.
I have to give the doctor credit. He took his time explaining what he found on the scans and his thought processes in his conclusions. He was professional, informative, and made sure all my questions were answered. He never once made me feel I was taking up too much of his time, and even said I could call him anytime if I had questions. He made what could have been a stressful situation very non-stressful.
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