Well, that escalated quickly...
Mar. 2nd, 2015 06:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
serendipity8791I was supposed to have a check up including a Pap smear today.
That Pap smear did not happen.
See, starting in December, I started noticing a bit of a dip forming on my left breast. So I mentioned it to my doctor. Well, she did feel something, but the words out of her mouth were "It feels like it's probably just an abscess." (I looked it up, and it does fit the bill for sub-areolar abscesses, so she's likely right.) However. Due to my mammary reduction back in 2003, I have a LOT of scar tissue. To the point where the doctor said something along the lines of "Too much is going on in there, so we'll order an ultrasound or a mammogram to make 100% sure it's benign, just in case." That is one of the issues that is often found with breast reduction surgeries, is that they might have to order extra and not always necessary tests to be sure of what they felt.
On the plus side, my lymph nodes all feel normal, which is a really good sign. With the size of what she felt, if it were cancer (but it's not placed where most cancers show up, another good sign), my lymph nodes, at least on that side, would be swollen or lumpy and that whole area would be more of a mess.
So I have to choose if I want to go to the private sector, or the public sector (the difference between having a breast ultrasound done in within a month, or waiting a little over two months for a mammogram, also, the difference between paying $100 which may be non-refundable out of pocket and being covered by Quebec's public healthcare), then make an appointment.
I also have had a bump on my leg she's investigating. It could be an injury I didn't realize I had, but it could also be a clot, so I have an ultrasound for that in the next week or so (they'll call me to set up an appointment).
AND I FINALLY HAVE AN EPIPEN PRESCRIPTION! After 18 years of trying to get an Rx for one due to my severe allergy to sole! WAT?!
My Pap smear has been rescheduled to April. LOL.
That Pap smear did not happen.
See, starting in December, I started noticing a bit of a dip forming on my left breast. So I mentioned it to my doctor. Well, she did feel something, but the words out of her mouth were "It feels like it's probably just an abscess." (I looked it up, and it does fit the bill for sub-areolar abscesses, so she's likely right.) However. Due to my mammary reduction back in 2003, I have a LOT of scar tissue. To the point where the doctor said something along the lines of "Too much is going on in there, so we'll order an ultrasound or a mammogram to make 100% sure it's benign, just in case." That is one of the issues that is often found with breast reduction surgeries, is that they might have to order extra and not always necessary tests to be sure of what they felt.
On the plus side, my lymph nodes all feel normal, which is a really good sign. With the size of what she felt, if it were cancer (but it's not placed where most cancers show up, another good sign), my lymph nodes, at least on that side, would be swollen or lumpy and that whole area would be more of a mess.
So I have to choose if I want to go to the private sector, or the public sector (the difference between having a breast ultrasound done in within a month, or waiting a little over two months for a mammogram, also, the difference between paying $100 which may be non-refundable out of pocket and being covered by Quebec's public healthcare), then make an appointment.
I also have had a bump on my leg she's investigating. It could be an injury I didn't realize I had, but it could also be a clot, so I have an ultrasound for that in the next week or so (they'll call me to set up an appointment).
AND I FINALLY HAVE AN EPIPEN PRESCRIPTION! After 18 years of trying to get an Rx for one due to my severe allergy to sole! WAT?!
My Pap smear has been rescheduled to April. LOL.
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Date: 2015-03-03 12:35 am (UTC)But seriously, glad that all indications are that it's not serious.
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Date: 2015-03-03 03:02 am (UTC)But yes, I think she would have pushed the "You should seriously consider paying $100 and know right away" angle if she'd had a real fear that it was serious, but she basically told me "Either pay $100 for the ultrasound and know for sure real soon, or wait 2 months to do a mammogram for free, but it's your choice! *smile*smile*" I'll check with my insurance if they cover private clinic costs, but they often don't since the universal healthcare handles free services even when they have a longer wait.
Now, the veinous doppler is done through the universal healthcare and that will be in the next week or so, because it's the most pressing issue.
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Date: 2015-03-04 11:57 am (UTC)I was leaving for work, and I forgot to say, my sole allergy hasn't yet triggered anaphylaxis, but I'm considered at high risk for it, because last time, 45 minutes after the first hives appeared, my extremities were starting to swell up and I couldn't make proper fists with my hands anymore from my fingers getting too swollen. So yeah, the EpiPen is kind of a good idea, in case I get food that is cross-contaminated!