I didn’t even remember that I’d posted about that here. Sorry to keep you all in suspense. I think I should start writing here more…
In any case, the lump ended up being a fibroadenoma. Harmless, but there was a small possibility that cancer could grow inside, or it could get in the way of detecting something more dangerous down the road, so I got it surgically removed. In addition, I have a delightful cyst in my other breast (which is unrelated – fibroademomas are made of glandular breast tissue, while cysts are fluid-filled), so my doctor is monitoring that. I kind of want it removed, to be honest, because I just don’t like it there. But my doctor is waiting for it to become painful (or hopefully disappear when I get older) so… it’s there.
Other big news in my life – my dad has prostate cancer. The ultimate test of my ability to cope with anxiety and depression. I think I’m doing as well as can be expected. It’s an aggressive form, but it fortunately was caught early. So we’ll see what’s next. He starts radiation soon, and it’s all hard to believe because he has no symptoms at all…
Anyway, I am really going to try to keep up with this, so I’ll continue this later. Right now, I need to sleep. I’ve learned that getting sufficient sleep is IMPERATIVE when it comes to maintaining my sanity, so I’m trying really hard to do that.
Good night and good luck.
