Donna in Hollywoodland

Panic Time

I am starting to panic about the entire biopsy thing. I look up "Breast Biopsy" both on Yahoo search , and on Google Images .
I see pictures of Biopsy scars and pictures of the biopsy needle.

I realize I have never met the doctor who is going to do this. And how do I know if I even like this person well enough to allow them to stick a huge needle in my breast ?

The Breast Center seems to have a system for handling all these tests. And once you fail test one, they scoot you to test two, and so on and so on.
I feel like I am on an Assembly Line, with no real personal attention. Every time I have gone into the Breast Center, a different person deals with me.
I haven't talked to the same person twice.

And I am coming out of the numb fog I have been in. Its easy to regress to child-like behavior when you go through something like this. I see it in many of the
other women at the Breast Center. They are like children being lead through all their tests, not really knowing what is going on or what else to do.

No, I tell myself - I have to get back in control. Its my life,and I need to be informed and in charge. I need to perk back up.

I call up the Breast Center and ask to speak to Customer Service. The receptionist replies with a "You want Who?"
She transfers me to the right person anyway and I tell them how I am feeling, making sure I say the words "Assembly Line".
I say I want to interview the doctor who is going to do the biopsy.

They are completely understanding. We make an appointment for me to meet the doctor tomorrow afternoon.