She was nervous.
She joined us in the waiting area. We were the mammogram brigade, sitting in our shapeless hospital gowns (open toward the front) and waiting to be called back or told we could go home, flipping through old issues of In Style and Better Homes and Gardens.
She told us she had found a lump, but she didn’t think it could be anything. Her nervous laughter, however, revealed her hidden angst.
Her daughters, especially her oldest, weren’t worried, she said. Her son, though, had been acting out and had been unusually quiet lately. Her face lit up when she spoke of her children.
“He’s worried about you, bless his heart,” the grandmotherly lady to my right commented.
We all nodded our heads and smiled. I told her I had found a lump almost two years ago and that everything had been just fine.
I told her in all likelihood she was just fine, too. Most lumps are nothing to worry about, I reassured her.
“It’s better to get checked out,” I said. “But it’s hard to wait.”
She was nervous.
“Breast cancer doesn’t run in my family…and I breastfed all three of my babies.”
A nurse walked around the corner and called my name, interrupting our ladies chatter: a group of women diverse in age and race. She told me I could go home and that I didn’t need to schedule another mammogram for another year.
I drove home and I thought about her off and on all weekend.
She was nervous.
I hope she was okay.
I just said a little prayer for her. I hope she was okay too.
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I hope so too.
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I hope she was fine. Isn’t it strange how certain people that you barely know can stick with you?
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it was probably nothing serious.most doctors can tell just by feeling the lump. whether they tell you or not.my grandmother’s doctor told her from the get-go he was pretty sure her lump was cancer.. he was right, too. my mom’s “probably nothing” lump really was nothing.
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Just went in for the annual women’s checkup visit and my doctor is sending me for a baseline mammogram. Uggh- I hate those things. But you have to remember that most lumps are nothing and it’s always best to check everything out as early as you can.
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oh man, I must be over emotional today because this post has me balling like a baby.
I said a prayer too.
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Friglet phrased it right, how sometimes people you barely know can stick with you.
That just gave me chills. I too hope she received positive news.
Yesterday I was at the hospital all day for testing. Each person you see you wonder what their story is. Why are they there? I was lucky and got great news yesterday, but knowing there are so many others that didn’t takes some of the fun out of it, you know?
I just found out last week that a good friend of mine has breast cancer.
I hope she’s okay too.
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