Thank you Jesus :)

Had an 'ALL CLEAR' mammogram on lefty this morning. This time around, I had my doctor order a 3d mammogram at St. David's Breast Center.   This is recommended for women who have a history of breast cancer, dense breast tissue, or a history of 'call backs' with traditional mammography. For these people, the little bit of extra radiation your exposed to is worth the risks.

While I was driving to the center this morning, I immediately started regretting my decision to have this advanced imaging done. Maybe I just don't even want to know if there is a problem until a little further down the road! Or maybe never! Just keep living everyday like it's the best day of my life! Not a bad way to pass the time. I've read a ton of studies that basically show that the earlier breast cancer is detected may not really prove to better prognosis, just increase time as a 'survivor.' Not going to go into details on this because it's a major downer, or not, depending on how you look at it. Trying to focus on the big WIN today which is I walked out of the center breast cancer free :)

I had the initial 3d image completed, and for those of you who have ever had a mammogram done, after the imaging, you are placed in a 'waiting lounge.' I refer to it as mammogram Purgatory. haha. My last time in this waiting lounge back in March was a big ball of suckiness. I was called back in for an ultrasound and then had a private meeting with the radiologist (when you actually have to see the radiologist during these kinds of things, it's rarely an awesome thing) who told me the stats on the tumor which indicated it was growing through chemo treatment. It was one of the worst moments of my life. When I was waiting in the waiting room this morning, I kept telling myself to just wait to cry until I got in the car! I knew I was going to cry no matter what the results were. No more tears in these damn doctors' offices (you should've seen my most recent meltdown at my allergist's office. haha!). The tech came back into the waiting room and said the radiologist wanted some more imaging done. Tears. Couldn't hold them back. Poor lady. She assured me that everything was fine, they just wanted to make sure they got views all the way back to my chest wall. They were just being extra thorough because of my history. Which, of course, I appreciate. The second round of images were reviewed, and everything was just fine.

So...these awesome results will be sent on to my surgeon and oncologist and from here we will be making some major decisions (or decide not to do a dang thing) regarding my left breast and my right breast reconstruction. Will keep you posted.

My bestie in Wisconsin sent me her view while driving last week. haha.

WIN THE DAMN DAY my friends!
Jenn