(He is an amazing plastic surgeon, who when I was younger, did all of the reconstructive surgery to my face, in fact he did all of the surgeries but one to help my face look my symmetrical and help my right eye sink back in. Taking a rib bone to use it as bone abound my eye, and leaving a minimal scar at a place where my breast would form and it would be totally hidden. Since I was younger, Dr Spear began to specialize in Breast Surgery, both for cosmetic reasons and for people who have undergone partial and full mastectomies. I joked with him when I last saw him early 2000's that if I ever needed anything done with my breasts he would be the one I would come to.)
Mary knew of him, how can anyone not...as he his voted top in this area for this. But Dr. Angelique Flourke, my Breast Radiologist also knew him and I think worked with him before at Georgetown where she had practiced. Dr. Flourke was also familiar with Neurofibrmatosis, which is very reassuring. She stated that it was one of the things they taught medical students about. This put me at ease because that was one of my questions for them, could the lumps be a Neurofibroma. She said with the biopsy they would find out.
The biopsy itself was not too painful. They used an ultrasound machine to detect where the lump was, and then they marked the area. Cleaned it, gave me a shot of numbing medication (ugh, I hate shots or injections!!!) The stuck in the thing for the biopsy. It makes a clicking noise when in takes stuff, and I could not feel that. Just sounded weird. They were both gentle and nice explaining everything along the way. Mary then took me over to do another mammogram....YUCK!! I hate those....smoosh of the boob in the machine. Afterwards got little ice pack and was bandaged up. I felt ok, a little sore, but ok.
I had to get going because I had to meet up with three girls I placed for adoption in 2009 and their family as the oldest one just graduated. I was going to meet them for lunch. I was sooo happy to see them. It kept my mind off everything that just went on. Knowing how they are doing and what is going on in their lives. One of the little girls has to undergo surgery herself this summer for the 3rd or more time. (not sure). When working with her I had started the process to get her help as one of her legs is shorter than the other. She was super special to me. My young lady who was graduating was one I cared about a lot too, as she struggled the most emotionally and I know she has a strong heart and spirit. And she said b/c of me, she wants to become a Social Worker. That makes me so happy to have that influence. It was also so great to see the little one. She has grown up and is beautiful She and I did not bond as much, but she is super special to me all the same. Here are my girls below. Despite what was going on in my life, I needed to see them and let them know how special they were to me.
Doing things kept my mind off of what was going on, and was not giving me a chance to worry what the results were. Besides I did not think it was going to be anything. Everyone was praying for me. I knew it was going to be benign and just a Neurofibroma.
