Mammogram

Mid March, a few weeks after the miscarriage I noticed a lump in my right breast while showering. I wasn't doing a breast exam or self check, I was just washing like normal. It felt like a swollen milk duct so I thought it was related to the miscarriage. A few days later I asked Mark to feel it and what he thought of it. He said the same thing. He thought it was a swollen milk duct from being pregnant.

A few weeks later when the lump hadn't gone away but my body had returned to normal after the miscarriage, I decided to go to the OBGYN to get it checked out. I choose to go to the OBGYN's private practice who I had met at the Health Department. They treated me with such kindness and compassion during my visits to the Health Department. They called me from their homes in the evening and weekends to check on me during the miscarriage process. I felt a strong connection to them and now that my Medicaid had been processed I could go to a regular doctor's office.

I knew that she would look at it and refer me to get a mammogram and ultrasound because I had found a lump in my left breast 1 1/2 years before and had gone through the process before. Which is exactly what she did. I had to wait two weeks to get a mammogram and ultrasound appointment. I had a gut feeling that this lump was "bad" but I wasn't worried.

Tuesday May 1st, I had my mammogram and ultrasound. The radiologist came in and said the lump was "concerning" and referred me to get a biopsy. She didn't tell me any more. While driving home from the mammogram appointment my OBGYN called me and said her office had already set up an appointment with surgeon for Friday May 4th to get a biopsy of the lump. I had a sinking feeling...I knew my gut feeling was true.