I wasn’t sure if I wanted to share this on my blog or not…but for the last 4 weeks, I have felt like I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster ride with some ups and downs. Back on Dec. 14th…I found a lump under my right arm and on the 15th…I was at my doctor’s office getting it checked out. It was decided that I needed to have a mammogram and an ultra-sound…and I had that done on the 16th. Turns out I had a swollen lymph node and the doctor thought that I either had an infection or it was caused by having too much caffeine intake. I was put on penicillin incase it was an infection and went cold turkey off of drinks with caffeine…which for me was pop, because I’ve never been a coffee drinking. Happy to say that the lump in the lymph node is all gone…so I thought that everything was okay and there was nothing else to worry about.
Well…the phone rang early on this pass Tuesday morning…Jan. 10th and it was the doctor’s office saying that I had a large calcification mass in my left breast and that I needed a biopsy…and I had that done on Wednesday afternoon…Jan. 11th. I got the phone call yesterday morning on the 12th…that it was benign and since the doctor was able to removed all of it, that I don’t have to go back until it is time for my next mammogram in a year. It has been very stressful with having the tests and waiting the 24 hours for the results…even though everything happened very quickly both times.
Going through this was a real wake up call and it has changed me…and made me realize that life really is short. I don’t want to ever take it for granted and I want to live each day to its fullest. I want to make sure that I tell my loved ones that I love them every chance I get and am going to give them lots of hugs too. I want to make sure that I don’t put off the important things that I keep saying I will get around to doing someday….because we never know if someday will really get here. And I will keep putting my faith in the Lord…no matter what life throws at me as I know he will help me through it…no matter the outcome.
I just want to share with you what my oldest daughter sent me the night before my biopsy, because she knew I was very worried about everything…and it really helped me. ”When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise – in God I trust and am not afraid.” (Psalm 56:3, 4 NIV)
I’ll be back to blogging more regularly soon…I will be taking it easy in the recliner for a few more days and will be around visiting all of your blogs. My stitches should be gone in about 2 weeks and I hope that my nasty cold will hurry up and go away too….I can’t wait to get back into my sewing/crafting room to work on some new prim goodies.
Until next time……. blessings, Cindy
