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Biopsy Day

Biopsy day couldn't have come soon enough. Part of me was dreading it but another part of me just wanted to get it over with and know for sure what was going on inside my breast. Brandon and the boys accompanied me to the appointment. I drove to Celebration Health. That drive which was less than 40 minutes felt like 2 hours. I couldn't get there fast enough. I was excited that I had my boys with me and Brandon to hold my hand through all of it. As soon as we got there I hauled butt through the hospital to the 2nd floor imaging dept. The lobby was like any other hospital waiting area, plain, sterile, non-exciting. I signed in and filled out a mountain of paperwork (about 10 sheets give or take). Shortly after that they escorted us to a hospital room "private waiting area".  I expected them to be able to come with me into the biopsy/ultrasound room. Unfortunately, because the room was small, they had to wait in the little hospital room for me to return. <---That

Leading up to diagnosis

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I felt a lump in my breast a few months ago. I showed my husband, he freaked out told me to get it checked out. I blew him off, I assumed it was just a clogged duct from nursing Liam. Liam is my 13 month old son. About a month after feeling this lump and it not going away we really started to get concerned. I called my Primary Care Physician (PCP). I went to that appointment the following week. 8/30/16 - We did a full physical exam. This was when I found out I was pregnant with baby #3. Surprise! The Dr told me that the lump was probably just some fibrous tissue or a cysts from pregnancy or nursing. "It could be a number of things. Cancer at your age is unlikely" he said. So with the pregnancy diagnosed I called my OBGYN (Loch Haven) and scheduled that appointment, knowing they too would do a physical. 10/04/16 - I had the appointment with Kathleen, a midwife at Loch Haven. I told her about my concerns with my left breast. She did the physical, went through my medical h