Lump n Bump

Trigger warning. Jamie, I’m thinking about you. Please don’t read this post. If you have any fear of hospitals or medicine, my words won’t help you today. My blogs are meant to help me. Is there a word to describe an event that is over and done, it went fine, but it was a terrible…

There was an emergency Target run this weekend. I had planned to go Sunday with Nick and George, but my instinct told me to go with my oldest friend. I texted her rapid fire, saying I wanted to be at Target in forty minutes. I got in her car thirty eight minutes later. Her exact…

Stephanie the phlebotomist had a hoodie draped over her chair back that read: “I stab people for a living.” The font was cute, the syringe art was filled with a playful shade of red, she kept her back to me for the first few minutes and requested payment before the procedure. I got the impression…

I have cancer, the tumor is Invasive Ductal. Stage 1. Measuring 1.8mm on the ultrasound dated June 21st, 2022. It appears to have grown as of July 8th, 2022. In June 2022, there were no suspicious lymph nodes, so it qualifies as Stage 1. However, on July 12th, 2022, I will have one ugly armpit…

I’m so frightened, and I only became afraid today. Cancer is one thing. I’ve always assumed I’d be diagnosed with it at some point. This diagnosis was not a surprise. But apparently I’m afraid of the treatment. I spoke with PA Candela this afternoon. She is trying to move up my spinal MRI because they…

Feel free to share this blog and retell my story like its 2001. I don’t want to vlog. I might post pictures, but there’s privacy to consider. My objective is multifaceted. To have a creative outlet, a safe place to vent, and its a way for me to keep acquaintances who care up to date,…

I found out I was pregnant on June 5th 2022. I found a lump on my breast June 10th 2022. That was a Friday evening, so I spent the weekend afraid. On Monday I made an 8 week appointment for the next week with Dr Mechtler. I had counseling on the morning of Wednesday June…