Mammo and Dr. Z!

I had my mammogram today, and it looks clear! There is an area that they want to check up on in 6 months, but it doesn't look suspicious to warrant a biopsy. I'll have an MRI in 3 months anyway. I was getting worried when they took me in for more x-rays because that's what happened the first time I had a mammogram. Although I thought that they would only take the left side, they did mammos of both. The right one hurt more. Surprisingly, the left mammo hurt less than before the surgery.

I also saw Dr. Zellars today after an almost two hour wait. The reading of the mammo had taken too long and ran into my appointment with Dr. Z. I was eating a broccoli when his resident, Dr. Matthews, came in. I talked to him about the neuropathy, partial tingling in my toes, which was probably due to the carboplatin. He said that it may or may not ever go away, but it's not overly bothersome. I also mentioned the stys on my eyelids. He said that one was a classic sty and the others are just really small. I could see a specialist if it bothers me, but I decided to wait. He told me that people get them when they don't sleep enough. It's hard to believe that I'm not sleeping enough, but that is when I see them.

Dr. Z had been in the hospital since 7 am yesterday! Too swamped to sleep. I felt sorry for him, but he gave me a check-up, in addition to Dr. Matthews. I'll be seeing either my surgeon, medical oncologist, or radiation oncologist every 3-4 months for the next 4 years! That gives me some peace of mind.