Yes, We Have No Cancer

We have no cancer todaaaaaayyy!  Back from my second mammogram appointment and there's nothing to worry about.  They took a few pictures of my left breast, where they had seen something in the initial pictures.  Let's see, I think they repeated the standard side and top views.  They also took some 'coned down' pictures, which is when they use a smaller paddle for the squishing.  It also hurts more than the regular paddles.  I don't know why that is; maybe the pressure is greater with smaller paddles.  With any paddle, it's only painful for maybe 10 seconds and then the pain's gone completely, so it's not a big deal.

Anyway, I think the coned down picture is supposed to apply pressure to a focus point in order to examine that area better.  The new pictures spreads things out.  If the node-like thing is no longer visible, that means it was healthy tissue that just looked funky from the original view.  That was the case w/my node-like thing.  I didn't even need the ultrasound.  So it's back to annual mammograms from now on.

What a nice post for my 500th post!

Comments

[Sage]

Congrats!

[Annie]

Thanks, Sage!