March 1st, 2019 Mood: Numb 😕 So I have an appointment on Wednesday, March 6th with Dr. Schwartz to go over the results from the biopsy as far as the type of cancer and the stage. We will also talk about the next steps in my treatment. His office also made an appointment for me …
I Have Cancer
February 28th, 2019 Mood: Terrified 😢 Matt and I got the call with the results from my biospy. Cancer in all 3 masses. Dr. Schwartz's office will call me tomorrow with an appointment for a Mammogram at the hospital. The hospital will not accept the imaging from the office I went to via my doctor. …
Biopsy
February 26th, 2019 Mood: Worried 😥 The biopsy was uncomfortable and at times painful, but Dr. Schwartz told me everything that he was doing step by step. He had a mini ultrasound machine that he used himself, not his assistant. As he was working to find each mass he told me that I have 3 …
Breast Cancer Specialist
February 25th, 2019 Mood: Anxious 🙄 I had my consultation with my new doctor and surgeon…Dr. Schwartz at Gwinnett Medical Center today. I can't even tell you how scared I am to have to go through this next step. I looked up Dr. Schwartz online and his credentials are very impressive. He is the only …
MRI Imaging Appointment
February 12th, 2019 Mood: Anxious 😟 So the nonexistent snow storm had my imaging appointment rescheduled twice. The pattern of everything taking so long is really going to set in now and it has been one of the many difficult things to deal with through this journey. I am not a patient person and I …
The Beginning
Mood: Worried 😕 A dear friend of mine passed away from breast cancer in October of 2017. I remember her urging her friends on Facebook to not only get a Mammogram every year, but to also do a self exam every month. She very well may have saved my life.... I don't have the exact …