Japan Adventure

A few days later, I decided I should probably have someone check the small breast lump that I had been feeling for a couple of months, so I went to Holly’s doctor, who referred me to a surgeon. He did an ultrasound and said we could watch it for a while or go ahead and perform a biopsy. I opted for the proactive approach and scheduled a surgical biopsy two weeks before I was due to return to Japan. I began to feel somewhat like my 60-year Warranty had expired . . .

Sept 6 was my 6-week post-op checkup and I was released by Dr Bramlett, although I continued PT until time to leave for Japan. I was completely off the cane by now and walking quite well on my own. I still tired easily, but I felt stronger and more energetic every day. At this point, I still could not imagine doing this again next year for my left knee. Maybe in a couple of years? All I could think about was what I would do if I had breast cancer . . . how would I proceed? And when would I get to return to Japan?

So, Friday Sept 7th I returned to Brookwood and it felt like "deja vu all over again" - returning to pre-admit and pre-op. Dr Shumate decided to go ahead and remove the entire lump since it was small, and I totally agreed. Fortunately, the lump was small and right under the skin, so I didn’t have any discomfort after surgery and a very small incision. After a few nerve-wracking days, on 9/12, I received THE call that it was benign – Thank you, thank you, thank you God! PLEASE CLICK ON "OLDER POST" BELOW TO CONTINUE WITH MY TKR STORY . . .