Returning to Normal
Thanks, guys, for all your kind words. I am very happy to have a benign diagnosis. I don’t mean to sound ungrateful for that. But after all that crap, I STILL don’t really get an all-clear. I of course have the rarest of benign tumors - the phyllodes tumor. You can google it if you want but basically, they make up about 1% of all breast tumors. Of those, 90% tend to be benign, which mine is, but “the benign tumors, although they will not metastasize, do have a tendency to grow aggressively and recur locally.” Lovely, huh? So I take back what I said in my last post and if the surgeon tells me that surgery will help prevent this from coming back, then I guess I’ll do it, but damn. Haven’t my poor boobies been through enough?
On the bright side, I am feeling much better. No more pain, but I do have an itchy incision site and one hell of a bruise. Today my mom came back over, brought lunch, and then played with Bridget so I could take a nap. For some reason I’ve been really tired despite my excellent narcotics-induced sleep. But it’s been great to be able to hold Bridgie again. When I went to pick her up this morning, she laid her head down on my shoulder and gave me the biggest, longest hug she’s ever given me. It was wonderful and just what I needed after two days of not being able to hold her. All is going to be right with the world again soon.
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Glad to hear that it’s benign and you’re healing well. Some important decisions to be made, but I’m sure you’ll make the right one for you.
Happy that you can hold your baby girl again though. That must make things a whole lot better.
I’ve been out of the loop! I’m so glad that things are “mostly good” and hopefully they will be ALL GOOD and you can reduce your stress & tension! I’m glad that you are feeling better and holding your wee one and hopefully resting & getting rid of your bruise & itchy incision! I’m sending lots of hugs from Minnesota.
I’m glad you got to hug your child again. I’d be really chapped if I couldn’t hug my child for two days.
Also glad that your diagnosis is good. Hang in there - all this crapola will be over soon enough.