ddtddtddtdttdtdtdtdt......Breast update.....dtttdddttddtdddtdtttt......

I've mentioned my little "gift" left from the June 2005 car accident. In February, I had a mammogram done and learned this was a common result from the "trauma" of the seat belt and/or air bag. (Damn, another reason to hate being short.) Get another mamogram in 3-4 months and pay attention to any changes.

Since then, the larger of the lumps has grown even larger---but since the doctor who did the ultrasound said that was to be expected (something about calcifying), I haven't been worried. Too much. Then, in the last week to ten days or so, I've noticed the area is slightly warmer than the rest of my breast.

No big deal. Right? Well, I mentioned it to my Mom (a registered nurse) and she said, "Uhm, you should check in with your doctor on that one. It could be an infection."

So, I added it to my "list of things to do Monday". And I actually remembered. When I called my doctor's office, she had me set up an appointment for the next morning. Wow. Okay.

Still, no reason to be nervous. Despite the nurse on the phone saying, "Could be an infection or an absess, so your Mom is right." Uh-huh.

Wait for an hour in a gown, in the examination room. See my doctor. See my doctor's really poor "doctor's face" as her mouth puckers when she encounters the lump. (At this point I already feel like it's some alien growth....didn't need the doctor's face for *that*.)

She says, "Yeah. I want you to get the 3-4 month mammogram done now and let's get it biopsied." She pauses, then adds, "If it was *me*, I'd just want it removed from my breast completely."

Okay then.

*Now*, I'm scared.