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You made ME laugh, lol. I've had a few moments when my brain took a quick nanosecond vacation on some tropical isle when it was both un- and dis-interested in making sense of Bad News.
My Bad News Biopsy was after a long history of mammograms seeing 'something' that was later found to be nothing. The radiologist was a tad curious about my blithe dismissal of (yet another) 'possibly suspicious area' in a breast. I finally understood that, this time, there was an area needing a biopsy and, when I explained my mammo history, she understood my seemingly breezy reaction. I think I might have seemed spacey to her for a few minutes though...
It has been less than 1 week since I have been diagnosed. Similar emotions! Trying to reframe my brain response as this is a bump in the road and I will come out a better person and really enjoy all the little moments going forward. I am a single Mom of a 19 year old boy who is not ready to be on his own! LOL courage, strength and grace is my new motto
I cleaned up my diet and recent bloodwork showed me with the highest level of HDL cholesterol ever. Despite ice cream not yet on the NoGoList buy scheduled to be soon. And triglycerides excellent.
My cardiologist who knows about the Ice Cream Issue was really happy to see the HDL jump. I come from a family replete with early deaths from heart disease, and cannot tolerate statins, so this surprise improvement has motivated a new exercise regime as well.