Biopsy

Tomorrow is the big day. I have a valium. My hubby will be with me (not while they actually do the procedure…). I am quite anxious. I hope I find out the results quickly so I can put all to rest.

Indeterminate

If you were told you had a one in four chance of winning the lottery, would you be excited? Would you feel like you had a pretty good chance of winning?

If four out of five dentists recommend using fluoride toothpaste, wouldn’t you do it because most of them say you should?

Here is my conundrum. I had a mammogram yesterday – the second in a month – to take a closer look at some breast calcifications. The result was that they are ‘Indeterminate’ calcifications. They want to do a biopsy. The statistic is that of the women who have a biopsy, 22% (or 1 out of 4, as stated on CPMC.org website) turn out to be malignant.

Which side of the statistic would you want to be on? I am trying to stay positive, but jesus. It’s scary.