November 2009-Starting Chemo

You girls should google it - sounds better than core needle as they only stick it in once. She only mentioned it because I asked the cost and she knew how much it was - $800!!! but I get a refund from the government health thingy.

DH has gone off on a weekend golfing trip - peace at last.

I don't know what I would do without your support - (((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))

Sue

So now I have to figure out the time zone thing so I can think of our group hug at the right time...((((group hugs on Monday))))))

drat...I forgot about the time-difference thing.  Thanks, Michele for thinking of that.  So what time will it be here on the east coast?  hmmm.  Need to actually do some math. 11 hrs.?  12?  Guess we need to start sending those thoughts Sunday night?   :P 

Oh, thank Michele! I forgot all about the time change!

Sue perhaps you can give is a count down.  I find my chemo brain and sucky math skills make thinking hard...I woke up today and you were the first thing I thought of.  Wondering what time it was there. 

Well, Michele, I see you are on the same time I am (blush).  Yeah, I admit that I am one of the least internationally political, worldly educated person in the world.  I can teach it, but I just don't remember it.  Meno-memory loss.  That's me.  

4 hours from now

Linda - glad someone was online to work it out. I'm quite calm but not looking forward to how they will have to do it (with a mammo). I'll be lying facedown on a bed with boobs hanging down and they raise the bed up and the doctor goes in under the bed - toally weird. Still I get a day off work

Sue

Yes, I wish the bloody thing had shown up on ultrasound, then there wouldn't be this strange method. I think they can do the other one using ultrasound. Yukk - I hate being poked.

Thanks for all of the best wishes girls !!!!!!

It's done!!!! Turns out they could see the spot they were interested in on the ultrasound they did after I had the MRI. They didn't want to biopsy the other spot at all - radiologist had said benign on that one. They put a wire in using the ultrasound, then did mammos to see if it hit the spot - they were high 5ing each other after that. Then they did the core needle biopsy - she took 3 samples. Then she put a clip in to mark the spot in case they need to locate it later, then another mammo to make sure the clip was in the right place.

I'll get the results tomorrow afternoon - nice and quick. The bs won't be working then but the breast pyhsician said she would call me if she can't get the bs.

I was only there 2 hours this time - much better. Turns out they couldn't have done the biopsy the day of the MRI after all as they were flat out, so I don't have to feel stupid for not doing it then.

 I showed her the spot DH and I could see on last year's mamo and she agreed it looks like the same thing. The problem was, it wasn't visible on the lateral view last year but was on the lateral view of this year's. She did agree it looks much the same as last time - so that's something.

(((((((((HUGS)))))))))) - thanks to you all for thinking of me - I felt the hugs.

Sue

Hey Melinda - my daughter just suggested we call my thing Bonnie (Bonnie and Clyde)

So glad you are done Sue and will have results tomorrow.  Praying for Bonnie to be BENIGN.

WOO HOO, SUE!!!  It's done!!!!  So glad they didn't have to do the invasive mammo and that they agreed that the one spot hadn't changed.     Now, just need to get the good results tomorrow!  You are definitely a poster child for being one's own advocate!

Brenda:  glad you didn't have any bad SE's from the Reclast! 

Is a happy Monday!!  Nette   

Sue- Sent you positive vibes yesterday around your procedure time. Even allowed for daylight saving time that we have down south in NSW, Aust.  Hope they hurry with your good test results.

Kay