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LOL. You’re right. That was a lot of biopsies. Cute story with #13. While chatting with the team who would do the biopsy that day, I joked that this was #13, a Baker’s Dozen and asked if this one was special and on the house?
Without skipping a beat the NP quipped, “Nope, but today we toss in a free colonoscopy!” “Interested?” 😂
I settled for my traditional post-op package of Lorna Doone Cookies. 😁
Joking aside, the biopsies served a vital role in diagnosing/treating my leukemia, along with monitoring progress of treatment and success of my bone marrow transplant.

I wish you only the best of news on your upcoming biopsy. Of course there’s that anxious period of waiting we lovingly refer to as Scanxiety. ☺️ From experience, the results weren’t always what I ‘wanted’ to see, but they gave my doctor a clearer direction for the next step that has me living a normal, healthy and active life at 71 after AML/BMT 6 years ago.
With your adrenal glands showing signs of inflammation does your internist feel that could be related to any prior treatments you had for breast cancer?

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Your story is so encouraging to me. I am 70 and just want an answer so I can go forward with my life. My internist said yesterday the adrenal infarct last week was due to my high platelet count. She did say the chemo I had for bc could cause leukemia years later. I could’ve gone all day without hearing that!
I told my husband I was feeling very anxious about the biopsy. He said well it’s going to provide answers. My internist said we can’t just keep throwing medication at the problem. I might’ve mentioned that my previous oncologist (who treated my breast cancer) didn’t seem to think the biopsy ‘would give that much more information’. But 2 drs feel differently.
Doesn’t help that I’m a retired RN who at times has a little bit too much information for my own good!