Open Mind, Strong Body, Beautiful Soul by Coco Dorsey

November 1, 2006 - meeting with Dr. Harrison

I had my appointment with dr. Harrison at 1 pm.....he felt my lump....didn't like it....didn't like it at all.....and to be quite honest, he didn't play it off very well either...He took me in his office and called the st. vincent's breast imaging center himself....to get me the quickest appointment possible...they could squeeze me in on Friday....wow!

November 3, 2006 - first mammogram and diagnostic mammogram

Why does everyone make a big deal out of this? This is so not a big deal! It's a little uncomfortable...sure...but just not a biggie! My technician was so nice and made me feel at ease...not sure why?

I went from there up to dr. harrison's office to let him know how easy that was....he would call me when he got the results....which, oddly, would come to me that same afternoon....it wasn't good....it wasn't good at all...oh god! Dr. Harrison called his friend and general surgeon, dr. virgil lyons , up to his office to look at the films of my breasts....my invaded, otherwise healthy body had absolutely no idea what it was getting ready to endure...this was just the beginning of horrible things (and phenomenal changes) to come...