The appointment today went very well. The technician did the ultrasound and took pictures of the area identified in the MRI. There is a cyst or papilloma or something. Since I've already been diagnosed with cancer they decided to do the needle biopsy. It was pretty easy really. They numb the area, then use some kind of needle (I don't watch her I just watch the screen so I can detach), stick it in the area they are testing, then you hear a click and they pull out a small amount of tissue. They do this several times to make sure they have good samples.
Dr. Macey said she got several good. samples. Then they put a very tiny piece of metal in the area so it is tagged. If they decide to remove it, it makes it easy for the surgeon to find. If they decide to leave it, they know it is an area that's already been biopsied. Then they do a mammogram (only two pictures) to make sure the metal tag is in the correct spot.
That's pretty much it. Then tape is put over the area and a little gauze to keep it covered. I got a new icepack to help keep the pain level down when it starts coming back to life.
Cindy picked me up and took me back to Tom's. Cindy and I had a nice visit and caught up on many things. We've talked but haven't spent much time together lately so that was a nice benefit and a great way to end the day.
I will not get the pathology report until next Monday or Tuesday. I will let you know when I do. I believe it is not cancer but just another one of those annoying cysts. :)
Tomorrow I will work from home and as long as I've feeling up to it we are heading to Brundage for a day of snowboarding on Saturday.
Dr. Macey said she got several good. samples. Then they put a very tiny piece of metal in the area so it is tagged. If they decide to remove it, it makes it easy for the surgeon to find. If they decide to leave it, they know it is an area that's already been biopsied. Then they do a mammogram (only two pictures) to make sure the metal tag is in the correct spot.
That's pretty much it. Then tape is put over the area and a little gauze to keep it covered. I got a new icepack to help keep the pain level down when it starts coming back to life.
Cindy picked me up and took me back to Tom's. Cindy and I had a nice visit and caught up on many things. We've talked but haven't spent much time together lately so that was a nice benefit and a great way to end the day.
I will not get the pathology report until next Monday or Tuesday. I will let you know when I do. I believe it is not cancer but just another one of those annoying cysts. :)
Tomorrow I will work from home and as long as I've feeling up to it we are heading to Brundage for a day of snowboarding on Saturday.
Thanks for the update. Rainbows on rainbows.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it went well. The metal tagging is interesting. I haven't heard of doing that, but it makes sense.
ReplyDeleteWe are praying for you down here in Alabama! :o)
The metal tagging is interesting.It is very, very tiny and thin. They showed them to me.They have different shapes. I guess I got a kind of looped over ribbon shape. I didn't ask if the different shapes meant different things. I had to put my reading glasses in to see them very clearly.
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