Awareness. health update!

Since I cannot seem to sleep, I am going to do a update for those who actually care to read about what is going on in my life. Thank you. 

OK so, I had a lumpectomy last week. Before surgery I had a mammogram and ultrasound and a new lump popped up. So I had my wire procedure    and the radiologist found a new mystery lump that was not biopsied when I had my Biopsy. So they parked it with a wire along with 2 others. I later go into Surgery yada yada. Surgery is surgery all went well.

a few days later I go in to my Oncologist for a follow up and he comes in and says "I have some interesting news" He gives me my results as cool as a cucumber...and says everything looked good, one mass had cancer in it. But we believe we got it all.....uh, say what doc? CANCER? He tells me it was on the edge of the wall. My chest wall as I later learn from my sister in law who did research since I didn't bother to ask my dr questions because I was totally thrown off by the C word! SO he says my Plastic Surgeon should be calling me and us going over my options. Which include Mastectomy  breast reduction or Radiation. And since I had this "surprise" pop up, the insurance should most defiantly approve a reduction this time. (If you have no idea what i am talking about, read my previous posts) Ok, cool another chance at getting a reduction. BUT CANCER WAS IN MY BODY! SOME FORM SOME SORT OF AMOUNT OF CANCER WAS IN MY BODY! Do I feel assured that they removed it all? HELL NO. I am still scared. And today I learned that breast cancer runs in my family. ALSO, after speaking with my oncologist that day I said...all these mess is going on with my left breast, and NOTHING has been done to my right breast. SO he orders me to go get a mammogram and a ultrasound for the right. So I went and did all he said and there is a lump they want to analyze  so I am going to go get a MRI on tuesday. A should have had BOTH of my boobs MRId in the first place..but whatever. So I'm going to do that on tuesday and on wednesday I am going to chat with my Plastic Surgeon.

Wish me luck


PS....I am 27 years old....DONT LISTEN TO THOSE WHO SAY YOU ARE TO YOUNG TO GET IT...CAUSE I MIGHT HAVE. 

Biopsy Results

Biopsy came back negative.

 I have a follow up with my oncologist (july 30th)to talk about the biopsy and then to schedule surgery to remove the Fibroadenoma lump and maybe some others.  We shall seeeeeeee.

A few updates

Well. It has been a while since I have typed anything in my "blog" so I am going to try and keep this short but sweet! 

I left off that I was in the works of getting stuff together for a Breast Reduction correct? WELL. Thats not the case anymore. After visiting with the lovely Dr.Belz at PRMA. The insurance responded to the request and they DENYED the surgery saying it was cosmetic and they needed a run down of things I couldn't do be cause of my boobs. First off! Who are they to say it is cosmetic?! Are they not reading the paper work? Dents in my shoulders, pain in my back, lower back and shoulders?! etc. anyway  So in the denial letter they said if I felt the decision were to be appealed I could do that. Your damn right I wanted to appeal it and get a 2nd decision. Dr.Belz got involved and submitted the appeal for me and said for me to wait. The insurance got back with her after getting the appeal and they told her that she couldn't submit it and that I had to write one. SO I DID. She tried really hard to get this approved for me. About a week or so later I heard back from her staff and received a letter the next day DECLINING ME AGAIN. Mind you after everything the insurance had requested and said it all came down to the policy. After them wanting a list of everything I wasn't capable and photos sent and tears shed. They said our policy wouldn't cover it....couldnt they have told us that waaaaay in the beginning? OH and did I mention I went to physical therapy for a month?!?! And was told that my posture was bad! But I got nice massages from Sandra because one of my SI joints was out of whack. So it wasn't all for nothing! MOVING ON.

So I decide I still want to get the lump removed so I make a appointment with Dr.Miller again fro The Start Center. In between that time I am still getting mammograms and ultrasounds done on the boob with the fibroadenoma lump in it. My gyno calls and talk to me about 2 new lumps and he isn't worried about them. Ok awesome whatever. I'll take your word for it doc. WELL Last week June 23rd I go see Dr.Miller.He too btw was flabbergasted about the insurance thing and how they denied me. He even called Dr.Belz while I was getting undressed or dressed in the room.  He looks at my paper work and is curious about the masses. He even calls the STRIC center down Medical Drive from us and asks one of the radiologist theres opinion. They say they would want to do a biopsy. GREAT.  After getting off the phone he does an exam and he can't feel them. He says he wants two biopsies done. WONDERFUL. I know what that means! Needles! 

One week later today. My husband and I went to Women's Imaging Center to get my biopsies done. I have to tell you. Out of all the surgeries I have had, this scared me more because I was going to be awake! I cried a bit I have to say! The radiologist said there were 4 new masses and that he was going to sample two of them. One of them has grown within the last few months...for those who haven't had a biopsy on their boob heres how it went for me....if you don't care...skip passed LOL. After waiting and filling out paperwork I was in a room with a nurse and she did a ultrasound of my boob and had me fill out some papers. I went and waiting in my cute lil pink gown top with Dwayne (hubby) for a few minutes till the called me back again for the procedure since the Dr. was with another person. They call me back. You lay on a table. You get cleaned up they turn all the lights off except one and they point it where they are doing the biopsy. I'm turned on my side with a towel under my left side. I cried a little when it was all about to happen. The doctor comes in and is really nice and soft spoken. I wish I could remember his name! He walks me through everything he is doing and is about to do and how it should feel. Now you are going to feel a little stick and burning. I actually didn't feel like. Then I am numb and they do a little incision  so they can put the core need in. Then he does the biopsy. You hear clicking noises like a staple gun when he takes the samples. also feel a little pull or it was just from my boob jiggling haha. I'm thinking wow, that wasn't so bad! And it was quick! The 2nd biopsy they went in on another part of my boob. He numbs me and after he tells me "let me know if you feel this" and I am thinking ok...he didn't say that the first time. And sure enough I felt him make the incision. My skin wasn't numbed enough! I said YA...felt that! So he numbed me again. did the biopsy. And also, after the biopsy they insert "markers" by the mass they biopsy for future stuff. Its done. then they clean me up again and bandage me up. I must had bled for a while cause they nurse was hold my boob for quite a while. 

I was soooo worried for really nothing. I think I am going to have more pain afterward then I did during the procedure lol. Motrin and Ice packs for the next few days. I should have results on Tuesday they said. I'm not worried about it though. Wow. What a change of events. go in to get a lump removed...that turns into a possible breast reduction...then that gets shot down, so its back to getting the lump removed..then biopsies....BUT I will still be having this old lump taken out. Hopefully that will be the only thing that will be removed. We shall have to see when I get the results next week. 

So much for keeping it short but sweet huh?

Here we go again.

I thought I would write about my newest adventure. 
Back in I guess October or November my hubby and I were laying my bed and I was stretching my back and felt a lump in my left breast. Honestly I was freaked out as anyone would be. When Monday rolled around I called my GYNO and made a appointment to get the lump checked out. He did a exam and his own Ultra Sound on my breast. He didn't want to do a needle biopsy due to the fact that the mass has more solid then liquid. So he sent me to get a Mammogram and another Ultra Sound through Stric. After he did the ultra sound we went into his office and we discussed what I wanted to do about the lump. He thought it was a Fibroadenoma lump which is not cancerous. Its called a Benign tumor. lol. Scary sounding right? I said if I could I would want it removed. SO I went a few days later and had a mammogram and another ultrasound. This was my first mammo. And let me tell you. It was not bad at all! I don't know what is with all the horror stories! ANYWAYS. After I had the ultra sound and mammo done. The doctor there at Stric wanted to talk to me. YIKES I thought. When he finally came into the room. He too said he thought it was fibroadenoma. Ok fine, I still want it removed because its a solid lump and you cannot see whats behind it if there ever was cancer growing there. SO a few days later my GYNO called wanting me to come since he had the results. I went in. Told him I wanted it removed. He referred me to a Oncologist by the name Dr.Miller at the start center in San Antonio...


I guess I should have been writing this blog as the events unfolded because now I can't remember when the days and months were that I did all this LOL.

In December my Mother in law and I met up and went to the Start Center on Medical Drive. What a nice building that is BTW.  Went to the back and talked with the nurse going over basics and whatnot. The Oncologist (Dr.Miller) came in. Super nice guy. I had to disrobe from the waste up and he examined my left breast. BUT before he even got to the exam he immediately said I needed a breast reduction. Really Doc? Ya think? I am a 26 year old with zebra stripes and my nipples pointing south.... Once the exam was over we discussed more about the breast reduction then my lump. He was pretty positive it was (is) fibroadenoma. He said in order to get a Breast Reduction I had to go see a Chiropractor or a Physical Therapist and get a referral from them as well as my gynecologist so that I could give them to the Plastic Surgeon. Ok Doc, sure thing. I will get right on it cause I have wanted these boobs off since middle school. 
Called my Gyno and they mailed me my referral for the Plastic Surgeon. Easy as that. My second referral would not be so easy. I went to a Physical Therapist and it ended up being ridiculous. Loved the people there, but the whole process was unreal. I went for a consultation about why I was there. I ended up having to do all these things with my arms and legs and bending down and whatnot. Not to mention in my bra and undies....oi. So after all that was done the PT said I have to come in 2 times and week for the next month. WHAT! really? On top of that I evidently had issues with my body. No joke..So I had to come in for the next month getting a massage for my SI Joint. Which was pretty nice.Since what massage doesn't feel amazing! And then the last 30 mins I would do stretches which were POINTLESS. You can't fix things that have been going on since I was in Middle School. You aren't going to fix my posture till I have this weight off my body as well as my chest. But I guess all this BS was for insurance purposes.....still stupid though! Sorry I am being blunt. But it was stupid. Once that was done I wanted to throw a party LOL. Now was the time to call my Plastic Surgeons office and set up a appointment. After sending my referrals, one from my gyno that came in the mail. And one from my PT that I had to go get a week after therapy was over I had a appointment to come in for a consultation!  YAY. Getting closer and clooooosessseeeerrrrr. 

February 21- I remembered a date! 
                      Went to to the PRMA offices and took my pre-filled out novel of paperwork to the secretary. Once back in the office I talked to one of the nurses about specifics and whatnot. After a while Dr.Belz came in we chatted after more specifics one of them being that I SMOKE. NO NO NO.  I cannot have surgery for at least 8 weeks because of the risks that come with smoking and surgery. So as of last night I smoked my last smokie. She examined my breast with the lump in it since her and my Oncologist are going to get together and knock out two birds with one stone. lol. She measured my breasts and tried to estimate how much each one weighed. She then asked me the BIG question. What size do you want to be? I am a 42 DDD right now. My hubby and I discussed what size and we choose C. So I told her C and she agreed also. She thought a C was about the right size. I don't think I have been a C in over 10 years. We talked about recovery and those things. But we will really get into that when my pre-op appointment comes up. Insurance won't respond for 4-6 weeks she said and I have to stop smoking for 8 weeks before surgery. So I quit last night. Not the first time. Plus I will have to have a urine test done to confirm there is not nicotine or such in my system. I was told diabetics and smokers are a higher risk during surgery and more likely to have a hard healing process. Who wants that. SO I QUIT.  Now I am just waiting to hear from the PRMA office. It sounds like it will be a while so I have time to prepare and think. 


I am not a good writer, so hopefully you understand my blabbing.