The saga continues...

Well,

It's been 3 months since my first visit to a cancer specialist concerning a lump in both breasts. The first time, he did a quick manual exam and sort of blew me off, saying it was "nothing to worry about." I was so dumbstruck by the entire experience that I didn't press him about it, but for the past 3 months have been wondering why I wasn't more aggressive about finding out what's going on.

I started 2 days ago psyching myself up to go in and be polite but forceful about getting the necessary tests. I rehearsed in my head a hundred times how I was going to say that I'm sure he was probably right that it's nothing to be concerned about, but with all due respect (that always seems to soften things a bit), how could he be certain without doing any tests? The dr that walked into the exam room was like a different person. He was gentle, kind, understanding and very supportive. This time (since the lumps were still there and I guess given a family history of cancer), he took things a lot more seriously, and it was he who suggested a biopsy. I felt so relieved that at least I would know something more concrete.

Not to leave without another surprise though, what I thought was going to be a needle aspiration done in his office is turning out to be a "bilateral lumpectomy" of both breasts! I'm sure that sounds a lot worse than it actually is, but it's hard forcing myself not to freak out. His nurse has cautioned that I'm not going to feel like doing much of anything for a few days - especially because he'll be removing tissue from both breasts, and that's okay - I can use a few days off (I'm self-employed and haven't had any extended time off since my hysterectomy nearly 2 years ago!), but I just have one post-op question (other than the obvious about the results of the pathology report)... How soon will I be able to KNIT?!?!? " :)