My mammogram is clear!!

Just a quick note to let everyone who may be wondering know, that my mammogram was clear. Thank you to my higher power and everyone who has ever prayed for me.

I have a new favorite radiologist and mammographer, to go along with my surgeon, my surgeon's nurse, my oncologist and her physician's assistant. I love these people more than words can express. I am one of I don't know how many people who go through the breast center at this particular hospital and I have experienced my fair share of incompetent medical professionals in this process...however, these individuals actually care, go out of their way for me, go above and beyond for me, change appointments, squeeze me in, see me on their days off, give me their home telephone numbers. They always call back, they are never annoyed, they answer every last weird question, they would probably sit there for hours with me if I needed them to.

I asked if I could speak with the radiologist and the mammographer took me back into the "lab." The radiologist showed me all of my mammogram films, went over them with me, showed me all of my previous mammogram films, how they compare them, what they look for. She told me they will do whatever I need to them to do in order to satisfy me that I am really okay. (So we also did an unnecessary ultrasound - oh yeah, and back in June we did an unnecessary chest X-ray). She told me to request her every time and that she will be the one to read the films every time and she can meet with me every time and show them to me.

I posted once before about some of these people - back in June/July when I literally thought that I might not make it. Just when I feel sad and disappointed in people in general - I am reminded that there are truly amazing and caring people out there. Really, truly amazing and genuinely good people.

More later on how it feels, what lies ahead and what I learned...