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I Was Just One Of The Girls
There was one for a mammogram and the other for an appointment with a Breast Cancer Specialist. He told me to have this done as soon as possible because he had found lumps in my breast. I returned to the waiting room where Theresa was sitting and told her that I had some bad news to report to her. So this is why, two days later I was waiting to have a mammogram taken.
When it was my turn I went into a room where they had special X-ray equipment for taking the mammograms. In a standing position I had to place each breast one at a time on a horizontal plate then another plate was lowered on top of my breast until it was slightly squeezed. I had to hold my breath while the X-ray was taken for each breast. Following this procedure I had to wait until they were examined by a Doctor.
Later, I showed the X-rays to my Chiropractor who has the proper screen to view them and had asked if he could see them. He is a friend of mine and was concerned. All I can say about them is that they didn't look good. They were not encapsuled as most benign tumors are according to what I have been told.
I finally had my appointment with the Breast Cancer Specialist on August 7th who after examining the mammograms gave me, in addition, an ultrasound examination. He told me that what I have could be one of three things. The first was an inflammation and swelling of my breast tissues as a result of the years of hormone treatment for my prostate cancer. The second is breast cancer and there was a third reason, but I forgot what it was and he wasn't too concerned about that. He made an appointment for me to return in one week for a biopsy.
