Hi MD. I totally get where you are at right now. Like you I have a watch and wait lump under my left arm just underneath the original scar line. I have had it scanned and biopsied and whilst it's "OK" right now it worries me constantly. I sometimes wish my surgeon would just go ahead and remove it but she doesn't want to do anymore surgeries unless really necessary. So for now, I check it monthly, have it scanned yearly and hope and pray that it continues to be OK and doesn't have a change of heart and become a nasty lump.
Gosh Kris I don't know if I could handle the ongoing stress! At my treatment centre they tend to be quite surgically aggressive in young women (found a paper my surgeon wrote on that very topic when I first found out his name and googled him ). My surgeon is also aware that I was misdiagnosed 2 years before he saw me (which cost me my breast) and have given me a very heartfelt assurance that he will never let me "fall through the cracks" again. Which is one of the reasons why I suspect it could result in surgery.
Fantastic news - so glad it's all OK. You must feel sooooo much better.
The surgeon I see here in Melbourne is lovely and I like her alot. She is the Dr who treated Kylie Minogue. She's caring and most importantly listens when I speak and always takes my fears and concerns seriously.
I'm thinking when my due date for review comes around next I'm just going to ask to have it removed and then I can stop thinking about it.
There will always be the fear there and BC will always be the bogey man hiding in the wardrobe. After 5 years I have learned that being scared is a good thing, means I will always be vigilant. And as for the bogey man, well we have agreed to live together but keep our distance. He doesn't bother me and I won't evict him. xxx
Kris - do you ever fantasize about going to see your dr and bumping into KM in the waiting room ? Your surgeon sounds lovely - just the sort of dr everyone needs! I agree with your sentiments about the bogeyman - very well put. xxx
Kazbah - mmm very moving moment...I was half tempted to fly over and go out on that field and stand there representing myself - I'll be counted in the most recent year's statistics - but I really wanted to walk the Mother's Day Classic with my sister who might be moving soon so I prioritised that. Glad I did now because one of my BC sisters is very close to the end of her life and I was able to go and sit with her for a few hours this morning. Every one of those pink ponchos stands for someone precious.
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At my treatment centre they tend to be quite surgically aggressive in young women (found a paper my surgeon wrote on that very topic when I first found out his name and googled him 
). My surgeon is also aware that I was misdiagnosed 2 years before he saw me (which cost me my breast) and have given me a very heartfelt assurance that he will never let me "fall through the cracks" again. Which is one of the reasons why I suspect it could result in surgery.
Fantastic news - so glad it's all OK. You must feel sooooo much better. 
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