This “goal” sounds like a good place to write about this….on Tuesday of this week I was diagnosed with breast cancer, which was found by an abnormal area on my mammogram. The radiologist who looked at my mammo was really amazing to find this little problem, it’s only about the size of a green pea. I could so easily have gove another entire year without knowing about this. I have been more or less in a state of shock since Tuesday, since I have zero risk factors for this disease.
Finally, this afternoon my husband and I got to see the surgeon recommended by my doctor and I am really much more relieved….it looks like I am going to have a “little” lumpectomy and then 35 (!) radiation treatments, but after that the prognosis looks really good…
I thought about writing a goal to “beat this cancer” but that sounded really silly, of course anyone getting a cancer diagnosis wants to win.
Right now I am just hoping to get off the roller coaster of emotions of fear, anger, and now a bit of relief and get on with the treatment.
Got to have one more test next week, and the surgery will probably be the following week. Just want it to be behind me.
