My Mom has been going through the screening for breast cancer. When I went back to Wyoming a couple of weeks ago, I sat down with her to review all of her insurance coverage. Now that her tests keep coming back inconclusive, I'm attempting (from halfway across the country) to help her get a second opinion at a major medical facility once she hears benign/malignant from the doctors in Wyoming. The waiting thing really sucks at this point.
The weird thing is that I don't feel very emotional about this except anger that she's waited so long to get the lumps examined. Turns out that she's had the lumps for a while and she hasn't worked out a time to get screened. I'm pretty upset about that. Aside from that, I just want to know if she's okay or if we have a big fight ahead of us.
If she gets a malignant diagnosis, we've talked about bringing her out here for surgery. One of my good friends had breast cancer treatment at a breast center nearby and was happy with the treatment. I just don't want my Mom to get stuck in po-dunk Wyoming and getting ineffective treatment as a result.
I've also been reluctant to talk to people about all of this. I usually don't mind talking about stuff-- but I guess all of this just scares me too much. It's nice to have Mark and school to take my mind off scary boobies.
2 comments:
I'm putting out positive vibes for your ma. Say hello for me.
BTW, how's your sis doing? What's she up to; where's she at?
I'll keep my fingers crossed that all comes out well for your mom.
My Mom's exact quote in response was, "He's so sweet."
I'll send you an e-mail later about my sister. Way too juicy for the blog. (Hmm... but perhaps not...) ;)
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