On March 5th I visited my doctor for a routine check up. She told me since I hit the magic number of 40 last November it was time for me to get my 1st mammogram. I went back to work later on that day and my co-worker/best friend preached to me about going to have that done. Told me it was no big deal. Every week she stayed on me to make that appointment. I finally broke down and went on May 1st, the day that changed my life. On May 2nd I was called back for some special images and an ultrasound. I was then told I needed to have a stereotactic biopsy, that there was some concern about a spot they found. I had that biopsy done on May 8th. On May 12th, my doctor called to give me the news. My biopsy came back positive for DCIS. Stage 0 breast cancer. Although she said the words stage 0, all I really heard was positive for breast cancer. I needed to consult with a general surgeon. Lucky for me, I am a scheduler in the Operating room at the local hospital, so I was on it immediately. I was seen in the surgeons office on May 13th and was on the OR schedule for May 19th. On May 15th i was told there was a 2nd spot that they felt certain was just a cyst but since the biopsy on the other site was positive they wanted to test it. Rather than go thru all that again, on May On May 19th I had a Breast Lumpectomy with 2 needle locs and had them do both spots. Today I received news from the surgeon of my pathology report. That 2nd spot came back totally negative and the 1st spot, my margins were clear! ! If not for that 1st mammogram and the push from my dear friend, Sarah I could be telling a totally different story.

Anonymous
Waynesboro, VA