Donna in Hollywoodland

Last Doctors Appointment

Today was the last Doctor's Appointment ... before the surgery.
We basically verified everything that was going to be done.
Cancerous tumor removed from left breast, bottom
Lymph node biopsy ... and any lymph nodes removed that showed cancer.

I reminded the Breast Surgeon about my hypoglycemia. And she said she would put me on a glucose drip if necessary.
Also, I told her I am to good a swallowing large pills. So she will give me a prescription for Liquid Tylenol with Codeine. yum yum.

She showed me where the incisions would be, and described how she thought my breast would look once the tumor was removed.

We went over my Workers Comp, and I got my instructions for my Pre-Op check-in and Pre-Op tests at the hospital.

Just as I was leaving, the Breast Surgeon was on the phone.
"Oh, Donna, one minute. Can you go back into the examining room. I have one more thing to talk about."
Turns out she was on the phone with the MRI doctor about the questionable material in my right breast.
The biopsy I had on Monday, just showed thick tissue. But the MRI doctor (whom I refused to let biopsy me) was insisting that it was to questionable according to her MRI, and that it be removed.
So my Breast Surgeon came into the examining room, and told me they needed to removed the material in my right breast as well, just to be on the safe side. But because there was no evidence of cancer on that side, I would not need to lymph node biopsy.

I said "Okay fine. If it had been a benign tumor, I would have asked you to remove it anyway. I wouldn't want that it there."
So since I will be out cold on anesthesia, and on medical leave, I might as well get everything taken care of.

As I left the Breast Surgeon wanted to shake my hand.
"Oh, no I have a cold."
She said she washes her hands 20 times a day. And then she gave me strict instructions to go home and rest up for the surgery.