Update

The doc decided basically to let me choose what I wanted to have done: 1) Leave the lovely lady lump alone, B) Have a core biopsy done in his office, at least to determine if it was cancerous, or 3) Just remove it - the lump, not the boob.

After asking for his opinion, and discussing the three options, Greg and I thought the biopsy would be the best way to go at this point. At least we could hopefully rule out our biggest concern without being too invasive. Also, it was better than just leaving it and wondering if there was even a possiblity of cancer.

The procedure wasn't too bad. The worst part was numbing the boobie and because mine are so ginormous, it took a few injections of lidocane to do the trick. At one point, I think I yelped because when he stuck the instrument in, he hadn't numbed me down far enough. So, I received more numbing medicine. It was a really weird feeling not to have feeling in my "woobie" as my friend, Tami calls them. I kept my eyes tightly shut the entire time for fear of catching a glimpse of the huge needle thing they entered the room holding. They took 3 samples with a vacuum-type instrument and I was done. Now, I just wait until Monday or Tuesday for the results. I'm not too worried, since the Doc didn't seem to think it was cancerous. He said these types of lumps, excuse me, tumors, are pretty common in women my age.

As you can imagine, I milked this (no pun intended) for all it was worth - "Greg, I need the new People magazine... my lump wants it". Or, "You know, my lump is really hungry for Logan's for lunch...". Tee Hee... I'm bad.

It's all thanks to the prayers from my peeps out there that I am able to joke about this procedure today. I'm very fortunate that the doctor doesn't seem worried and that I didn't have to get nasty and demand a biopsy. He said he really just wanted to put my mind at ease. It sure is nice to have a doctor who cares about how their patients feel. In fact, through the entire procedure, he was excellent. "Does this hurt?" "You doing ok?" etc... Considering what it was, it couldn't have gone better.