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22 February 2006

Yaaay!! →[More:]After two weeks of hospital tests, where I've been poked, prodded, squashed (mammogram - Jeez, they f'ing hurt!), had needles stuck in me and been drawn on (!) I heard today that there is no malignancy, just lumps (or 'masses' as doctors call them).

I am intensely relieved, as well as a little sore, having had 5 needle aspirations from each boob this morning.

post by: essexjan at: 09:33 | 34 comments

I feel like I wanna dance!

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by essexjan 22 February | 09:33

Hooray for healthy boobies! I'm glad it all worked out OK for you, essexjan.

On preview: That cat is freaking me out! I fear it wants to attach itself to my face.

posted by jrossi4r 22 February | 09:34

Yay boobies! Go team boobs! Believe it or not, although I am waaaaaaay to young and there is no reason for it other than insurance recommending it, I have just this morning scheduled my first boobiesqueeze for the end of March.

posted by rainbaby 22 February | 09:37

Congratulations! I hope you recover soon from all the poking and prodding. Have yourself a martini and some chocolate.

posted by matildaben 22 February | 09:38

I'll take the chocolate, matildaben, but I'm one of those who can't have just one martini, so I don't have any these days :-)

posted by essexjan 22 February | 09:40

Yaaaayyyy essexjan!!! Sending your boobies happy happy thoughts :)

posted by gaspode 22 February | 09:43

Excellent! (And the cat is hilarious!)

posted by omiewise 22 February | 09:45

posted by flopsy 22 February | 10:01

congrats congrats!!

posted by mygothlaundry 22 February | 10:23

All hail the mistress of cute!

and that cat is fantastic!

posted by dodgygeezer 22 February | 10:24

That's great news essexjan! The cat is kinda freaking me out a bit too, but in a good way!

posted by richat 22 February | 10:27

Woohoo! : )

posted by sisterhavana 22 February | 10:29

Great news essexjan! And thanks for the cat dance. Isn't that the dance Steve Martin used to do in the late 70's?

posted by Slack-a-gogo 22 February | 10:30

Felicitations to you and your healthy pair.

posted by warbaby 22 February | 10:30

I'm so happy for you, essexjan! What a relief it must be after having no doubt been walking on pins and, er, needles waiting for the result. Salud!

posted by go dog go 22 February | 10:31

Major congratulations. Health is something to be celebrated, enjoyed, and put to good use. So shake your booty!

posted by Miko 22 February | 10:32

YAY!

posted by Frisbee Girl 22 February | 11:08

Health rules! Yay, essexjan.

(Hey, if I had a PSA blood test last Wednesday and haven't heard anything from the doctor yet, that means there's nothing to report right?)

posted by danostuporstar 22 February | 11:10

Wow, I didn't even know you were going through that. I'm so very, very happy it's over, though, and that the news is good.

and I love dancecat!

posted by taz 22 February | 11:25

dancecat looks like he wants to be in Cats the Musical really really bad.

I hope he gets it.

posted by rainbaby 22 February | 11:29

Congrats, Jan!

And cat with jazz hands is just *wrong*.

posted by occhiblu 22 February | 11:38

Yay, being healthy.

posted by Eideteker 22 February | 11:44

danostuporstar, they are probably just getting a baseline, you spring chicken.

posted by rainbaby 22 February | 11:52

Oh man, is that ever good news!

(I know a little about how you feel: last year a teeny lump turned out to be absolutely nothing at all, and I was walkin' on air even though my heart was broken and I had a boiling water burn the size of Texas on my stomach. Really puts things into perspective.)

So yay boobies!

posted by Specklet 22 February | 11:58

Huzzah! Great news indeed.

The cat does scare me a bit, mostly because she lloks just like one that did attach herself to my face. But that's my problem, not yours.

posted by bmarkey 22 February | 12:21

So yay boobies!
posted by Specklet

If only mine looked like yours.

posted by essexjan 22 February | 12:27

Good for you!

posted by brujita 22 February | 12:33

Yaaay! As for the mammographic sqeezings - engineers are busy looking for other ways to do imaging that are totally painless. (Family-link? to y father's research project at his university)

posted by Triode 22 February | 13:20

Yay for healthy boobies and dancing kitties!

posted by deborah 22 February | 13:40

As for the mammographic sqeezings - engineers are busy looking for other ways to do imaging that are totally painless.

That's really interesting. I'm sure that if men had to have their balls crushed every which way just to get an idea of what's inside them they'd have quickly invented something like your dad's machine.

posted by essexjan 22 February | 13:43

I'm very happy for you!

"I'm sure that if men had to have their balls crushed every which way just to get an idea of what's inside them they'd have quickly invented something like your dad's machine."

From which logic, women should have invented a solution for their own discomfort by now, too. Trust me - prostate exams and colonoscopies are no damn picnic for men, either.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 22 February | 13:58

Yay for dancing boobies and healthy kitties ;-)

posted by Feisty 22 February | 14:03

I've been known to aspirate around a good pair of boobs, Essex. Good on ya!

posted by Lipstick Thespian 22 February | 15:10

Fantastic, essexjan. I'm glad to hear your good news. My mother's breast cancer was difficult for my family, and her survival more than a relief.

It took seeing a future without her to realize quite how much we all depend on each other. Hugs and kisses for everyone you love and who loves you. You all deserve it.

Seriously, I'm almost in tears of relief thinking about you (and mostly her, go figure).

But please can it on the ball-crushing thing. Doctors don't do that because it would cause irreparable harm, and in most cases, a broken nose (their own).

Also what It's Raining Flo said upthread a few.

posted by Hugh Janus 22 February | 16:31

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