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Permalink Reply by Sheryl McCormick on April 15, 2011 at 11:00pm

I am sorry Renee.  I am sure you are worried.  I had the same thing happen to me - abnormal mamm then they scheduled an ultrasound and consult with the surgeon.  This was just a few months after Dave died and then the did a few skin biopsies and found skin cancer too!  It was very scary but the ultrasound showed it was a cyst and the surgeon drained it right in his office.  The dermatolgist did an incision and removed the skin cancer right in his office - all of that happened three months after Dave died...  I hope that your situation will be just a cyst too - I will be praying for you! 

Permalink Reply by Renee Semo on April 15, 2011 at 11:11pm

Thank you Sheryl, I hope so.

Sheryl McCormick said:

I am sorry Renee.  I am sure you are worried.  I had the same thing happen to me - abnormal mamm then they scheduled an ultrasound and consult with the surgeon.  This was just a few months after Dave died and then the did a few skin biopsies and found skin cancer too!  It was very scary but the ultrasound showed it was a cyst and the surgeon drained it right in his office.  The dermatolgist did an incision and removed the skin cancer right in his office - all of that happened three months after Dave died...  I hope that your situation will be just a cyst too - I will be praying for you! 

Permalink Reply by Carol Kayser on April 16, 2011 at 12:49am

Dear Renee, I am so sorry to hear this.  I do agree with Sheryl though, so many times these findings are benign or a cyst but hard to see the difference unless they do a biopsy.   It is hard to not unduly worry though, until the test results, but I will pray that you will be definitely okay!  As for your husband, I think he knows that your family needs you so much and while I am sure he wants you with him, he will be willing to wait.   Do you know that time in heaven is meaningless, years are merely seconds, and even if it is 20 years away, here on earth, in heaven, Frank will be seeing you as though it was just seconds on the kitchen clock. 

 

My thoughts and prayers are with you Renee.   Please let us know the outcome and do hang in there.

Hugs, Carol

Permalink Reply by heather on April 16, 2011 at 12:55pm

I know you must be frightened but if things are caught early the survival rate is much better and again it may be nothing to worry about.  You are strong and you have your children which is a lot better than being totally alone.  My husband passed on March 26th 2010 .  Our children are grown so I'm all alone, and it's been hard.  God will keep you in his arms, pray and be strong Love always

Permalink Reply by Yaca Attwood on April 16, 2011 at 2:56pm

Dear Renee - I will pray that what is found is completely benign, lest you and your children be "overwhelmed with sorrow", as is said in the Pauline Letters....Peace be with and upon you - Yaca Attwood Perkins

Permalink Reply by Linda O'Connor on April 16, 2011 at 4:08pm

Prayers are on there way from Ohio. Hoping this is something minor, but it is scary until you know. I had an incident happen w/mammo 7 or 8 yrs ago & had to have a steriotactic biopsy (sp). The only found that it was a calcium deposit & nothing to worry about, but it caused a shadow on the mammo. Hoping yours is something like this too! Love, prayers & HUGS!