On June 28th I felt a lump on the left side of my breast while itching mosquito bites (darn mosquito's, or maybe good mosquito's in this case). I was concerned enough to seek out help from my primary care physician the next day. She immediately scheduled me for a mammogram and ultrasound for the next day (June 30th) at the Breast Center. They suggested a biopsy. I was in the middle of Lucas' baseball tournament (His team, the Twins won the 5th Grade Championship) plus, our family was preparing to leave on vacation on Saturday July 2nd. I decided to go on vacation and have the lump biopsied the day after I returned which was July 11th. I found out the results on July 12th, my Dad's Birthday. Right now, there are certainly more questions than there are answers. At this point, we do not know its grade or stage and I don't yet know what type of treatment I will receive. I will be meeting with more doctors and having more tests in the coming days and hope that we will soon receive more information.
I need to ask a couple of things of each of you.
First, please pray (think, pray, whatever it is that you do to send positive energy into the universe) for me, and my family, and the doctors that will treat me.
Second, please hold off on the phone calls for a few days. Email is great for me right now. I'm still having to remind myself that this is really happening, and I am not quite ready to have conversations about it yet.
Last, and this might be the most important thing I ever ask you to do, please make a commitment to do a monthly self breast exam and follow-up with your doctor if something is amiss. (Guys, please encourage the ladies in your life to do so.) In June, I found a lump in my breast entirely by accident. Know what is normal for you and follow up with your doctor when something is off.
I plan to stay positive and conquer this challenge in front of me. Please continue with the words of encouragement and follow along on my journey.
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