Breast Cancer Smancer - A Personal Story

Over the next several weeks we will be sharing portions of an amazing young women’s brave journey through breast cancer. At the age of 24, while working and traveling abroad, she discovered a lump in her breast. At the age of 25, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This is her story …

2009 April 15 - Wait, Wait, Wait! Waiting Makes Me Impatient!

So I delayed my trip to Saturday, only to find out that I won’t be able to see the plastic surgeon until May 8! Then tentative surgery on May 20. It seems like such a long time and it makes me nervous. But then again what has all my worrying and preventative measures done for me. Sometimes it seems like nothing happens to those who don’t worry or take the time to prevent something.The secretary said that Surgeon mentioned if I don’t go on my trip I can probably see the plastic surgeon next week and then surgery the following. I wish I could ask the secretary to put herself in my shoes so next time she’d be a little bit more pleasant. I wonder if I can’t see the plastic surgeon because I don’t have the sentinel lymph biopsy results back yet? What is taking these people so long?

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