Mammogram



I have been distracted these past couple of days. Last Thursday was my scheduled mammography and the days leading to it were full of anxiety. A lot of thoughts crept up on me and these weren't good. I guess it's just a normal reaction for somebody who is about to find out whether or not there's something seriously wrong, physically.



Well, as we have been doing daily, we passed by the church last Thursday to say our gratitude prayers, to intercede for loved ones and to request for special favors. One of mine was for the mammography test to yield good results.



By 830am, I was ready. The lady specialist asked me questions for their medical records. Things like present age, menarche (age at the time of 1st menstruation), last mens, any prior surgery, any big C history in the family and why I was having the test. Then she checked me for breast lumps first on my right then on my left. At that point, I fully submitted myself to any possibility. A few minutes after, I was led to the machine. It was some sort of an xray machine specially made for breasts. She took two shots of each side. While I stood, she pressed one breast (at a time) in between some kind of a flat transparent plastic and the steel plate containing the film. It didn't hurt,contrary to what others say about this test. The lady took the films and checked whether she took good shots. Thinking that these were ok for interpretation she told me the test was over but the results were to come out at 430pm. Ugh!...The agony of waiting...



I wanted to be at the hospital to claim the results myself but was caught up in some office work I couldn't get myself out of. I wasn't even able to reply to Jerry's message asking me if I was ready or wanted to be picked up. I guess he wanted to spare me from any additional pressure so he took it upon himself to claim the test result. While meeting with Ann for the bank recon, I got a text message from Jerry saying UR RESULT S OK. NO FINDING :) THNK GOD! ILY



That was the best text message I have ever received!