Breast Story

Have you ever had a Dr. make you feel stupid or foolish? It happened (not for the first time) to me today.

For the past month I've had a lump in my left breast. I didn't do anything about it, because I wanted to make sure it wasn't a pimple or ingrown hair or a swollen lymph node. For the last week, I've been debating about what to do. I talked to a friend and she convinced me to call the Dr. to have it checked.

I called and was able to get in to see the Dr. this afternoon. I had told the nurse/receptionist that it was probably nothing and I was over-reacting. When the doctor came in to the room, I told her the same thing. She said that it was fine and better to check it out then let it go. When she examined me she said (not kindly), "It looks like a pimple or hair." Ok. I had just told her that it might be one of those two items. Instead of stopping there, she went on. "Weren't you just in here in January?" (It's now November.) "I would have said if I'd have found something wrong." (Thought these things could just appear...didn't know that it took a certain amount of time to grow.)

So, anyway...on she went. In the five minutes it took for her to examine me, she found nothing wrong and took me from 5'6" to 1" tall. If she just would have changed her tone of voice...I might not have felt so bad.

Despite the fact that she said (although her tone of voice and mannerisms indicated otherwise) it was better to have it check than not, I will probably wait longer if I ever find a lump in my breast again.

In the mean time, I will enjoy knowing the I'm healthy.