Today I had a follow-up visit with my breast surgeon (hey, how many people have their own breast surgeon, eh? *wink*) and she gave me the all-clear. The biopsy results came back: the mass was a cystic fatty necrosis. There was a cyst at the center of the mass. I don't know which came first---the mass or the cyst, but I do know cystic breasts (is that the right term?) run in the family. So, I'm through with Dr. Hermmann---which we're both glad for. If the mass returns/recurrs, then we'll probably do a needle biopsy and go from there.

I want to send out a huge thank-you to all of those out there who read this blog and have had me on their prayer lists. I don't worship, believing in something way more nebulous than a Supreme Deity who watches over us, but I do believe in the incredible power of prayer itself. Perhaps your God exists and he was watching over me. Perhaps one of the other gods out there heard a plea for me. All I know is that I am incredibly thankful for this diagnosis and I believe you all had a part in that outcome. So, thank you.

In knitting news, I received an incredible skein of yarn which I bought over at Perchance To Knit. Nick picked this skein out himself---and I'm hoping the offer of working with him so he can knit his own pair of socks will finally get him to perservere and try knitting again. He's a very stubborn "perfectionist": if he can't do it perfectly the first time, then he quits. ::shakes head:: That doesn't work. And I'm determined to get him to the point where he can hold up a finished project---a dishcloth?---and say, "I made this!"

Blue Blip from Perchance to Knit

And here's a peek at my current stash of Perchance to Knit yarn:

My Perchance to Knit Collection

Clockwise from the black/grey at the top, they are: "His", "MIiss Violet's Stormbow", "Foxtrot", "Cha-Cha", "Blue Blip", and "Pastel Rainbow Black". And while writing this up, I managed to order *another* skein of yarn from her.....I didn't even stop to see the name of it. It was purple, what else did I need to know???? *grin*

So, should I *still* treat myself a little....or was that "enough"? (Come on someone, encourage me to be bad!)