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Amerigo Vespucci

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12. I have one friend who went through it, and another who's a nurse...both echoed what you shared.

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 11:17 AM

Jul 2012

One friend went through all of the follow-up after a false positive and came out with a clean bill of health. The other is a nurse who told me about the number of false positives she's witnessed first hand. I've shared that with her, and she understands it on an intellectual level, but on an emotional level, she's scared to death. I asked her how things were going this morning and she said "Really not well. I feel like I'm walking into a death chamber. Just can't shake it." So all I can do is offer support while she rides this out and be there for her after the diagnosis, whatever it is.

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My sister's going in for ultrasound tests this morning as a follow-up to a bad mammogram [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 OP

Sending out my best vibes. bigwillq Jul 2012 #1

Thank you bigwillq Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #2

Prayers headed your way! hedgehog Jul 2012 #3

Thank you hedgehog Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #7

Vibes on the way to your sister. beac Jul 2012 #4

Thank you beac Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #8

Best wishes TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #5

Thank you TuxedoKat Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #9

Best wishes for good news lillypaddle Jul 2012 #6

Thank you lillypaddle Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #10

It's a scary thing. lillypaddle Jul 2012 #20

Mammography has a high degree of false positives--and the longer you have a history mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #11

I have one friend who went through it, and another who's a nurse...both echoed what you shared. Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #12

I hear you. I hope her 'intuition' is WRONG and her fear unfounded. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #13

.... AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #23

i'll keep her in my thoughts fizzgig Jul 2012 #14

Thank you fizzgig Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #15

Sending prayers and good vibes out to your sister. HappyMe Jul 2012 #16

Thank you HappyMe Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #17

My best vibes for your sister, my dear Amerigo... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #18

Hoping she gets good news. Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #19

Thank you Arugula Latte Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #21

She'll be in my thoughts. AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #22

Thank you AngryOldDem Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #24

Sending good vibes frogmarch Jul 2012 #25

Thank you frogmarch Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #28

Prayers from here. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #26

Thank you turtlerescue1 Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #30

Vibes to your sister. It is frightening Flaxbee Jul 2012 #27

Thank you Flaxbee Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #32

BIG VIBES!!! applegrove Jul 2012 #29

Thank you applegrove Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #33

Good vibes for good results. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #31

Thank you Baitball Blogger Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #34

Prayers on the way. Went emilyg Jul 2012 #35

Sending positive vibes her way and courage to you, Amerigo. Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #36

Thank you Surya Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #37

Big fat vibes heading her way! graywarrior Jul 2012 #38

Thank you GW Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #39

UPDATE Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #40

Well let's take that for good news at this point AV. bluesbassman Jul 2012 #41

Thanks my friend... Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #43

Awwww, I want to hug her!!! graywarrior Jul 2012 #42

She is amazing Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #44

Love her! graywarrior Jul 2012 #46

good to hear that update. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #45

Good news -- a relief AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #47

Glad to hear things are looking up. kcass1954 Jul 2012 #48

Yep. I've had biopsies done two years in a row now and each time it came back fibroadenoma, tanyev Jul 2012 #49

This Is the Conclusion RobinA Jul 2012 #55

Thanks for letting us know TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #51

GREAT NEWS! elleng Jul 2012 #52

No matter what, her words sound like the "big scary" is done. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #53

That's certainly a relief. HappyMe Jul 2012 #54

I had a something HeiressofBickworth Jul 2012 #50