HEALTH MATTERS PART III

After waiting for what seemed like years, but was really only a week and  a half, we received the call that Joey and I had both been anticipating and dreading.  The pathology results from the biopsy had come in!  Now I literally had my stomach in my throat when I heard the doctor's assistant on the phone telling me they had the biopsy results and she needed to schedule the follow-up appoint with the doctor.  She actually scheduled the follow-up appointment and only after I could speak again and asked she told me "oh the pathology results are fine, no cancer seen".  I honestly do not know how I was still able to stand up.  Thankfully I had a pen and paper on the table in front of me and had already written down the appointment date and time otherwise I don't think I would have been able to recall what I had scheduled.  Joey was sitting at the table just staring at me and when I started to cry he almost lost it.  Well after being together almost 26 years and married 23 plus years at that point, you'd think the man would know that I cry whether its good news, bad news or confusing news. But at that moment Joey was sure that it was bad and he was scrambling trying to figure out what to say to me. I got off the phone and after I gathered my wits about me,  I was able to tell him the whole conversation and that I needed to see the doctor for a follow-up and she would decide when I would need the next mammogram.  

Phone calls were made to my daughter at college and to my big brother. My friend Jacqueline was at work so she got the information via text message, I'm afraid that her fellow workers had to hear her scream with relief. My brother, typical for Eugene, just said " I told you it would be fine". Always the police officer, just the facts madam, just the facts. Still I knew he was very relieved just the same. Alexandra was relieved as well and so were Joe and Emma-May. 

The follow-up appointment went fine, the doctor (who is wonderful) was very kind, explained the full results and that she wants another mammogram done in March and if that comes back fine then I will be able to return to my annual mammograms. 

Thus ended this particular piece of drama for our family.  It surely will be replaced, just as sure as the sun rises and sets each day. I will say that I am so grateful that my faith has been getting stronger over the years, I really don't know what I would have done during this very stressful time if I didn't have that faith. God is good.

                                            The End Kind Readers.