I had my ultrasound today. The “abnormality” in my right breast? A LYMPH NODE. What is a lymph node, you ask?
“small bean-sized organs made up mostly of densely packed LYMPHOCYTES, LYMPH FLUID and connective tissue” source: www.gmhc.org
Everyone has lymph nodes, sometimes also called lymph glands, and what they do is remove bacteria and foreign particles from the body. There is a cluster of them in each armpit. Apparently one of mine broke off from the right armpit and floated down towards my breast, and that’s what the mammogram picked up.
I’m FINE!!! And I would like to send a big shout-out to my American Idol Open Thread betch Sweetney, who responded to my telling everyone about the mammo situation by posting this comment to me:
“elizabeth: i’m sure you’ll be fine. you’ll be fine. i say you’ll be fine. SO YOU’LL BE FINE.
DAMMIT.”
And that, my friends, is the power of Sweetney. Accept no substitutes.
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(50 comments.) says:
I’m so happy! I’m glad everything is fine with you.
Hugs!!!!
Great News! Thanks for the update.
Good. I told you that you were statistically bound to be fine. Plus, I even did a little prayer for you. Which I don’t do often so I hope you felt the love.
personally, i chalk it up to the healing power of the AI open thread, man.
but this is such good news! yay! see, what did i tell ya?
xoxoxo
Excellent news!
Breathing that huge sigh of relief, Elizabeth.
Excellent news.
I’m SO glad to hear this! That’s wonderful news!!
FANtastic! So glad to hear this.
YAY for lymph nodes! I’m so glad that you are okay!
Wandering lymph nodes…bless their little bean-shaped selves. I am so happy, but I have to say I KNEW YOU WOULD BE OKAY!!
Best news I’ve had ALL week!!! YAY!!!
Good news! Glad to hear it!
I know I told you on the phone, but I am so happy for you Elizabeth! I feel like ordering one of those boob shaped cakes to be delivered to your house … But then I’d probably have to explain that to my nephews over there wouldn’t I? And knowing Ryan, he’d PROBABLY ask why someone had a boob shaped cake tin in the first place! rofl – so in honor of your healthy boobs I’ll just post little ascii boobs on my blog today!
(.)(.)
Love ya!
Good reason to celebrate! Woo Hoo!
I’m so glad to hear it’s not cancer. I’d have been crying all day! -big bugs-
Now that you’re fine, let’s go have a big celebratory drink! (Seriously, work is long and chaotic — I need wine!)
That is the BEST news.
But damn, your lymph nodes can just BREAK OFF and go wandering around your body like that? Not cool, lymph nodes. Not cool at all.
This IS good news! I wish I could hug you. Oh, wait – tomorrow I can!!! Can’t wait to meet you.
That’s wonderful to know, Elizabeth; I’m really happy for you.
Best fucking news I’ve heard all day!
YES!
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(34 comments.) says:
YAY!!!!
I thought for sure I already left you a comment telling you I am so releived, but since I don’t see it, I will try again. I really am releived. Those damn lymph nodes! They tricked my doctors during my thyroid cancer too. Apparently it is amazing how suspicious they can look on ultrasound sometimes. I’m so glad that is all it was for you!
The BEST news. So glad.
such good news! I had a lymph swell under my collarbone when i was in college and the enthusiastic young doctor suggested that they’d probably have to cut it out. What?? Then she asked me if I’ve heard of cat scratch fever. i walked out and got a second opinion: turn out i had mono. such is the mystery of lymph!