While I was in ICU, after having a brain tumor removed, I had a lot of pain in my chest. After realizing it wasn't indigestion but the muscles that were bothering me. I was massaging the muscles in my chest and found a lump in my left breast. I mentioned it to my nurses. Finally, after 3 additional months in inpatient rehab therapy, I was transported to the women's imaging center for a mammogram and ultrasound. The ultrasound showed nothing but there it was on the mammogram. So, I was scheduled for a biopsy. I went in for the mammogram guided biopsy with the attitude of Why am I even doing this because, after having my head cut open, there was no way I was having surgery again. Thankfully, the lump was a benign tumor and a marker was left to keep an eye on it, to be sure it doesn't change in future mammograms and no surgery was necessary to remove the tumor. I was blessed to avoid breast cancer but fought and won over brain cancer!!!

Anonymous
Anderson, SC