Grace

My always lumpy breast felt lumpier right before I was due for my mammogram (first one in four years). I could see that my mammogram was going well and almost didn't mention the lumpier lump, but decided to anyway for peace of mine. After a number of magnifications and an ultra sound, I was issued a "probably benign," return in six months. My husband, who was due to leave for SA for seven weeks, said he was uncomfortable leaving me with such a diagnosis, so I went to see a breast surgeon and had a biopsy, which was DCIS. Surgery and pathology afterwards showed it to be DCIS and IDC. And, when I went to my primary care doctor, a woman, for my pre-approval for lumpectomy, even after we knew it was cancer, she felt the lump and said it felt like regular breast tissue to her. So, finally, it was a self-exam that did it for me and knowing my own breasts, and a stubborn husband. Nothing is proof perfect!