SL,

What a good point and a good laugh.....

Thanks for the free smile....

not2fun

Not,

There are ladies out there who get that Brazillian wax thingy done . YEEEEEEOUCH! I bet that hurts more than a mammogram!

Thanks for the update! I continue to pray all goes well.

And yes, I need to make an appointment too.

Levity - that's what I've been good at around MB lately. Haven't been much on serious advice. But, I have something hysterical on the idea of going to the doctor. It's funny. Women will recognize it as the truth!

Get Your Mammies Grammed!

For years and years they told me,
Be careful of your breasts.
Don't ever squeeze or bruise them.
And give them monthly tests.
So I heeded all their warnings,
And protected them by law.
Guarded them very carefully,
And I always wore my bra.
After 30 years of astute care,
My gyno, Dr Pruitt,
Said I should get a Mammogram
"OK," I said, "let's do it."
"Stand up here real close" she said,
(She got my boob in line),
"And tell me when it hurts," she said,
"Ah yes! Right there, that's fine."
She stepped upon a pedal,
I could not believe my eyes!
A plastic plate came slamming down,
My hooters in a vise!
My skin was stretched and mangled,
From underneath my chin.
My poor boob was being squashed,
To Swedish Pancake thin.
Excruciating pain I felt,
Within it's viselike grip.
A prisoner in this vicious thing,
My poor defenseless tit!
"Take a deep breath," she said to me,
Who does she think she's kidding?!?
My chest is mashed in her machine,
And woozy I am getting.
"There, that's good," I heard her say,
(The room was slowly swaying.)
"Now, let's have a go at the other one."
Have mercy, I was praying.
It squeezed me from both up and down,
It squeezed me from both sides.
I'll bet SHE'S never had this done,
To HER tender little hide.
Next time that they make me do this,
I will request a blindfold.
I have no wish to see again,
My knockers getting steam rolled.
If I had no problem when I came in,
I surely have one now.
If there had been a cyst in there,
It would have gone "ker-pow!"
This machine was created by a man,
Of this, I have no doubt.
I'd like to stick his balls in there,
And, see how THEY come out!

Oh, no! I brought everything to a screeching halt. What happened? Did the succinctness of the preceeding post send you guys running for ice packs? :RollieEyes:

Gang:

The doctors office called.

The tech's advice was way too prelimnary.

Biopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday.

Oh [censored].

LG

Prayers still going up for you and Flamingo.

((((LG & Flamingo))))


Fox

Praying for you and Flamingo.

LG,

Ok, first instruction is for you to start Breathing again. I am sure that you stopped.

I know you both are very scared right now and nothing anyone except the doctor will truly put your minds at ease. Yet, know that you both have within you and as a couple to handle what will come next - no matter what is is or is not.

I am glad that they are getting on this right away with the biopsy being on Wednesday. The continued waiting will be the hardest. I wish I had words to help.

I know that you will both lean on each other, and keep each other thinking positive thoughts when the other starts to slide down the worry slope. Together, you can face this.

Know that we are all praying for you both.

(((Flamingo and LG)))

Dear God, please be with LG and Flamingo. May they find peace as they await further news. May the results bring them confidence that all is well and that their fears were unnecessary. May healing be upon both of them for You alone have the power to make all things right. Amen

Prayers continue..

Echo what all are saying. I hope the doctor can conclude once and for all that this is something benign. Prayers to you and Flamingo and DS.

LG,

Thinking of and praying for you and Flamingo tonight and tomorrow.

While tomorrow won't bring the immediate answers, it will put you one step closer to peace of mind that it is benign.

{{{LG}}}

Thinking of you and praying for you.....

Gang:

Just some random thoughts.

Today was the Biopsy.

Please be at the hospital at 8:10, the procedures will start at 8:30.

Supposed to take about 30 minutes.

The nurse comes out, and I get to go into the exam room to meet the Dr. and they ask if there are any questions, and I can ask as well. The Dr. talks a little bit, and then does a breast exam and then they take Flamingo to the procedure room.

I go out to the waiting room.

Its supposed to take 30 minutes.

Its been an hour.
Its been and hour and fifteen minutes.

I see the Dr. walk by in the hallway. Not really walk, but slightly faster than that....

What's up. No one to ask....

Try to read the 9 month old magazine. George Will is expecting Hillary and Romney to compete in November....

What's up?

Its been and hour and a half!

Then the door finally opens, and the the nurse says "Are you looking for her?"

OH YES!

She's fine.

But trembling.

Really really trembling. We walk out to the van, and finally she tells me what happened.

The "procedure" is a needle biopsy of a very small spot in the breat tissue. The need to hit the right spot. So, they take more pictures using xrays to find the "spots"

They can't find them.

So they set up to take the pictures again.

Still can't find them.

Set up for pictures again.
And again
And again
And again

15 times total.

Flamingo is now concerned about all the xray exposure to her breast, her Dad was an x-ray machine repairman, she KNOWS the risks.

They find and accrurately map the location, so that they can do the "procedure" but it took them 1 hour 15 minutes longer to do the first step.

Fortunately, they had used a local painkiller for her breast, and that all that manipulation was not excruciatingly painful.

Not till later however....

This is where Flamingo's privacy starts to really come into play. She seems surprisingly calm. We ARE all alone in our struggles. I can be there for her, but I can't sit in her seat. So, I can only be there to offer as much support as possible. The nurse did say that many husbands DO NOT come. And I was the only male in the area. A number of patients appeared, waited and left while I was there.

All along in this process, the Dr's/Tech's/others have said that there is nothing really to worry about, and that the %'s are in your favor. And then EVERYTIME, we have to do something more.

I am not feeling hopeful about this answer.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. They mean alot.

But this really, really sux.

LG

Actually, the eyebrows getting waxed hurts more....

not2fun

((((((((LG and Flamingo))))))))))

Not much I can add or say that hasn't been alread done. Be strong my friend..... ....the prayers will continue.....


not2fun

Hearfelt and .

Fox

I am hoping you get speedy results. The waiting is tough. And, yes, it really does suck.