Comments on: Warning: Breast Ahead

By: bloglily

bloglily — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:24:54 +0000

Hi Ruth, I don’t know — I’m the kind of person who tries to erase the whole thing, as soon as it’s happened! And thanks for the good wishes. I’d try to think of a couplet to end this message, as you so often do on your blog, but everything I can think of rhymes with “breast” and I just don’t want to go in that direction. Cheers, BL

By: realruth

realruth — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 06:59:19 +0000

Has anyone else noticed that mammograms become easier the more you have? Is it that the machines improve all the time? Or is it (as I suspect) that as you get older the skin is less firm and so the pressure isn’t felt as acutely? Best wishes for a clean result Lily!

By: bloglily

bloglily — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 23:57:32 +0000

You are all so sweet. You don’t even know me, and here you are being so lovely! I haven’t heard, but I just don’t think it’s likely anything’s wrong. For one thing, it took them four weeks to get around to scheduling the biopsy and really, would you wait that long to take a look at something that’s serious when the patient is also a lawyer? My guess is that the answer is no, but that could just be optimism and stupidity.

By: Kerryn

Kerryn — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 23:09:16 +0000

I agree that we need to speak out about this. I had a scare, which required minor surgery, some years ago and chose to be treated in the public system in Australia. Similar experience with one difference: the doctors who treated me didn’t seem to get that they were dealing with a human. I felt like nothing more than a number and one that they had to cross off the list as quickly as possible. My unconscious mind dealt with this by trying to escape from the operating theatre after the surgery but before I started waking up from the general anaesthetic. Apparently.

I hope everything goes okay for you BL – lots of positive thoughts coming from this side of the Pacific.

By: litlove

litlove — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:48:35 +0000

Poor you! What an unpleasant process to add to a worrying situation. I’m really glad you spoke about it, though.I’ve often found doctors and medical testing in general to be verging dangerously on the inhuman. Why only last year when I had a ‘flu jab, the nurse stuck the needle in with a chopping motion, plugged it out, stuck it in, wriggled it around, and sang out ‘you’ve got tough skin, haven’t you?’ I found the whole experience ghastly and, sisters, we need to speak out about this.

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:55:58 +0000

I hope everything is going to alright!

By: bloglily

bloglily — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:59:01 +0000

I’m sure it will! I don’t generally write like this or about these kinds of subjects, preferring as I do those things that make me happy. But I’ll say one thing: I feel more the master of this situation now, having written about it, than I did lying face down on that table! Thanks to both of you for your good wishes. Best, BL

By: Edwinek

Edwinek — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:51:20 +0000

What a terrible story! Sounds like the Dutch health system… Lots of good will but not enough money and therefor not enough time. Hope everything’ll be alright!

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:12:54 +0000

Penis in the hole.. great quote.

But more importantly, as far as I know, no women in our family have had breast cancer. Hopefully it's nothing.

Also I see why there isn't a photo with this entry.

Feel better.Soon