Lump 8
Both good news and lesser-than-good news.
The lump (at least the part extracted in the biopsy) proved to be benign (i.e NOT cancerous).
I am most thankful for that.
However, the specialist advised that in any case a biopsy is never 100% full proof.
He said that we could leave Lump as it is and monitor it every 6 months to check if there is any further growth or anything happening with it before further action.
He advised (as did my sister) that we could remove it now too.
They wanted me to decide.
I believe that the medical people are better informed and knowledgeable about these matters.
I shall follow their advice.
The surgery is set for the week before Christmas. (After both my sister and the specialist returns from their trips abroad).
I am dealing with this right now.
Much as I am thankful that its the better news (non cancerous) I am still affected by the thought of the upcoming surgery.
I don't want the Lump to remain in me cos it has no reason to be there.
I did ask about how my breast will look after the removal of Lump.
It should be a temporary (hopefully) change in looks.
Just dealing with it right now.
Mental adjustment there.
On the physical adjustment I shall have to stop the blood thinners about a week before surgery.
Hanging on to the spiritual strengths.
Hanging on to the moral support around me too.
The lump (at least the part extracted in the biopsy) proved to be benign (i.e NOT cancerous).
I am most thankful for that.
However, the specialist advised that in any case a biopsy is never 100% full proof.
He said that we could leave Lump as it is and monitor it every 6 months to check if there is any further growth or anything happening with it before further action.
He advised (as did my sister) that we could remove it now too.
They wanted me to decide.
I believe that the medical people are better informed and knowledgeable about these matters.
I shall follow their advice.
The surgery is set for the week before Christmas. (After both my sister and the specialist returns from their trips abroad).
I am dealing with this right now.
Much as I am thankful that its the better news (non cancerous) I am still affected by the thought of the upcoming surgery.
I don't want the Lump to remain in me cos it has no reason to be there.
I did ask about how my breast will look after the removal of Lump.
It should be a temporary (hopefully) change in looks.
Just dealing with it right now.
Mental adjustment there.
On the physical adjustment I shall have to stop the blood thinners about a week before surgery.
Hanging on to the spiritual strengths.
Hanging on to the moral support around me too.
posted by akumangkok at
6:40 AM
9 Comments:
dear june...i think that you are taking good advise from the doctor.
i am wondering June if they do the same thing in malaysia as they do in canada.
when i was in for my gall bladder operation, before i had it there was a lady brought back from the operation room who had the lumps removed form her breast and there was very little cuts made june. in fact, she was going home the same day as the operation!
they had done the operation had been the same as my gall bladder operation.
they must made a small slit in my abdomen and pulled out the affected part.
junie, ask your sister about that.
she would know.
thanks for the update ...bernie and i have been waiting and praying...love terry
I believe they will be removing the lump and some tissues surrounding it to ensure if there are 'bad' cells they are all removed. It wont be a masectomy, thank goodness.
Thanks Terry for the advice, thoughts and prayers. I really appreciate it....June
hi june..your day will be just starting, are you going to be working all week. i hope you are careful and look after yourself and don't work too hard, eh?
our day is almost ending. we just got home from sunday night gospel meeting.
bernie has to get up at six in the morning for work, but i don't so i will be staying up later then him.
he only has to work 4 and a half more weeks and he will be retiring!
can't wait even though he will probably be a pain in the neck..hahahaha!
well let me know how you are doing some time this week junie...you are my friend now and i am always interested!...love terry
Dear Terry,
Lucky u and Bernie now that he is retiring soon! New adventures await u! Have u both considered travelling to the east? That could be an option of something to do sometime in the future!
I still have a bit of work to complete. We'll have a workshop at work middle of this week too.
Mostly I am fine but there are tiny times in the day/nite when my mind starts wondering about and I feel some strange sad feelings too.
Don't worry tho. I shall overcome and be fine.
U've been a great help too. I consider u my friend and strong cyber supporter!
Keep in touch! June
yeh june..even though he IS a pain in the neck, it is kind of nice having him around!
i guess it will be a whole new adventure in life...you are right.
anyway how nice it is to hear your sweet voice so early on a canadian morning.[2 a. m.]
i know how you feel about those "sometimes" having sad feelings.
before my hysterectomy and when there was a scare on my doctor's mind about it, i can't even explain the scared feelings i used to have june.
i guess it is normal but it sure is hard waiting and then going through it.
but how nice to come out on the other side and how great it is that the lord is right at our side the whole time.
do you mean by "east" malaysia or india or japan?
i have a young nephew who is living in japan...almost a year i think but he will be coming home in february.
i don't know junie...maybe.
well i best be getting some sleep....love terry
Hi Terry,
When did u have ur hysterectomy? I am glad I am communicating with someone who has been 'there'.
Yup, I have no reason to feel sad but sometimes I do.
I need to keep a happy front so that my mom doesn't get worried, but I know she senses that I am not my usual self. I have to mentally control my moods so that I do not become an unpleasant emotional wreck!
By 'east' I mean all of the places u mentioned. I have not been to India but I did spend a month in Japan several years ago. Its expensive there and I prefer to travel to places where I can actually read the signages.
It will be great if u could visit Malaysia too. U know at least two people here I believe!
Have u traveled abroad besides to the USA?
I know u and Bernie do travel quite a bit in ur cute red car. A few years ago I too had a cute red car! It broke my heart to sell that car - it was synonym with my youth! Hehhee.
It does cheer me up 'chatting ' with u! June
good morning june,
bernie just got up and i made him eggs and toast for breakfast,
don't get me wrong but usually i snore away as he goes to work but this morning we were out of milk so he could not have his cheerios..ha! him and the cat too!
and so i saw your letter here.
yes after i had my hysterectomy, the doctor came in more than once, exclaiming every single time,,,,"oh!...it is not cancer!"..i wondered who was happier ,,,him or me!?
i am glad that in a way, you are keeping a happy front, but really your mom knows you and if you want to "cry on her shoulder". i am sure that she wouldn't mind and i know that she prays for you junie.
i do have a friend, amelia in malaysia and a friend, amrita in india.
for now i can only travel there with my heart but you never know, eh?
we have never travelled east canada, the little red car prefers the west..."go west young man!"
i don't even want to think of the day that we have to say good bye to that little red car.
it is ten years old now. amrita calls it "little red riding hood".
i included it in dad golden's grandkids in my birthday post to him.
i think that you are right about japan being expensive.
my twenty five year old nephew[i THINK he is 25] has gotten awfully skinny since he lived there. can't afford to eat much!
i will be glad when he gets back.i will fill him up with my scalloped potatoes!
i don't blame you that you want to read the signs. in canada, many signs are in french and it really gets annoying when you can't understand some of them!
well, gotta' send that bernie off and then i will throw that fat cat of his right back into bed so i can have a little cat nap, myself.
my computer is ever near me though june and anytime you want to talk...i will see your letter not too long after..
take care now.
my friend, felisol had a real nice picture of her and her mom this week on her blog.
you should see the few short words that she has underneath it, her mom is very sweet to her and i think that you have very much the same mom...
take care, ok?...love terry
Hi Terry,
Its true we never can tell when we might get a chance to go places we only dreamed about.
An Indian friend of mine once told me that in Indian beliefs there are three things predestined for us - Marriage, Owning of Property and Travel. She said that for any of the three above, when it comes to us we can not avoid it.
Who knows? She might have a point there.
The main bulk of my work is completed (unless new ones comes in before the year end).
I am keeping an eye on my sister's kids for the next few weeks cos my sister has gone abroad with her husband.
I plan to have fun times with the boys. Need to keep them occupied or else they might get into mischief! Their house is only down the road from mine that I can even walk there.
I also have my nieces' playschool concert to go to next week. Must go and give them moral support.
I really enjoy the times when work slows down a bit and I can enjoy my extended families.
Doesn't look like JAR will make it here tho cos flight tickets are sold out for the month. Sob!
More later.
June
hi june..i am sorry that i did not comment sooner..i read your post but i was so tired today,
i finally felt better towards noon and so i put a post in that i wanted to yesterday.
i feel so bad that you won't be seeing jar. it would be so nice if you had him there a little while at least.
does he live really far from you?
we really have to thank the lord so much that internet is here and free...that way you can keep in close contact, eh jumie?
it IS nice though that your heavy work load is done for a while at least. and how nice that you will spend all of that time with your sister's kids.
and you know what, it will mean so much to them that their auntie will be at the concert...such a privilege for you too.
i will never forget the day that one of my sunday school kids asked me if i would come to his concert because his mom and dad weren't coming and of course i said, "sure!"
well when i went to that christmas concert, and when the little lad was saying his part, i noticed his little eyes looking all around the auditorium, searching and they finally were staring right into my eyes and he looked so happy.
my own heart almost burst with joy and i thought to myself, "do his mom and dad really realize what they are missing?"
oh junie, i will never forget that day and i know your kids will really appreciate your being there!
june how come tickets sell out so fast in a month? is there a lot of flights over to where you live?
i hope that he will be able to come soon!
please let me know how you are feeling, ok?....love terry
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