2 During the first few weeks of emotional "aftershocks" (余悸) from the diagnosis, I found myself unable to utter the word "cancer". Still, I wanted to share the news with my relatives and friends who already knew that I’d had a biopsy (活检) and were anxiously awaiting my telephone...
I had a biopsy, and a few hours later the results were back.Nothing could have prepared me for Dr Adab's prognosis. `The lump is malignant. It's breast cancer,' he said. A chill ran down my spine. Breast cancer had never occurred to me - well, it wouldn't to a man, would it...
Let me just say this. A breast MRI is not what I expected. I have had PLENTY of MRIs in my life, and never have I been faced down for a test. Also you have two holes below your chest, which calls for waggling your tits into. They just hang out there looking at the floor of t...
Un vecchio adagio medico dice che i migliori strumenti diagnostici sono un’accurata anamnesi e un esame obiettivo minuzioso, e che l’uso più appropriato dell’imaging e degli esami di laboratorio selettivi serve a conferma della diagnosi...
During the winter she discovered a lump on her breast. Consulting with doctors, she did a biopsy on herself, but the results were inconclusive because they didn’t have adequate equipment to run a proper test. The National Science Foundation arranged a rare winter airdrop for supplies so she...
Inside the hospital I'd had a biopsy and a mammogram. I remembered the specialist pointing to a cloudy area on the scan and uttering the words 'breast cancer'. The rest had been white noise. After we'd been led out of the room we both cried, but the kind of crying that … Read...
After all of my imaging exams were taken I was told I indeed have a lump, but it was likely 99% benign. It was also explained to me that I had dense breast tissue. I was told I could get a biopsy done any time. There’s some evidence that additional tests may make it more likel...
"I want my breasts cut off," I said. "That's extreme," she said. "With women like you, we prefer to take the wait-and-watch approach." That's easy to say if you're the one doing the watching, not the waiting. I had already waited through the anxiety of five prior breast biop...
I started nice and early today and practically had the streets to myself this morning. No one was at the beach and I got to take a nice deep breath of salty air. It was the perfect way to start the day even though a chipmunk tried to trip me. My goal is to run on Monday, Wedn...
I was a mom to twin kindergartners and had just turned 34 when a breast CANCER diagnosis completely changed my life...